Dec 18 2008
National Regifting Day
What’s the most economical gift you can give someone? Why, a regift of course! Today is National Regifting Day, a day set aside for recycling that unwanted gift you got last year.
According to www.regiftable.com, the Thursday before Christmas is typically the day when most office holiday parties occur. And, co-workers are the target of a lot of the regifting that occurs, hence, National Regifting Day.
Regifting is economical. You can save money by unearthing that thing-a-ma-jig in the basement that you got from Aunt Sally last Christmas and putting it in the office gift exchange. Regifting is a way to go green. You’re preventing landfill fodder by giving away something you have no use for.
There’s nothing wrong with regifting in my opinion. As long as what you’re regifting is in new (read unused) condition, I think it’s perfectly acceptable. I’d much rather receive a regift at a gift exchange than something totally cheap, like a package of grocery store bakery cookies that cost $3.99, like we did at my husband’s company party gift exchange.
