If you found a gift that you gave in the charity shop would you buy it again and take it to your mums house?

[GozillasZit]

If you knew For sure as you’d “inscribed” something under it

Suggestions please

LH of course !

[Iggly]

No

Just learn the lesson for next time.

[DustyMaiden]

Yes, and say how lovely now you’ve got a pair.

[GozillasZit]

If this had been given 25 years ago?

[ShirleyPhallus]

Depends, is it a tacky cheeseboard with a motivational / witty slogan and her initials on?

Or a bit of driftwood with some vomit inducing message about family?

If anything along these lines, take the hint that they’re terrible gifts and thank your mother for the lesson learnt

[emsyj37]

If you gave it 25 years ago and it's now made its way to the charity shop then I'd say it's had a pretty good innings and let it go. It's a gift: it has been received, and has therefore fulfilled its purpose. I love this particular Kondoism.

[emsyj37]

Unless you and your mum would find it hilarious, in which case DEFINITELY buy it and take it round.

[GertiMJN]

Are you hurt or simply peeved?

[emsyj37]

Oh, oh - take it and place it somewhere so that she finds it in a few days and doesn't realise it was you and thinks it walked there from the charity shop!!! I can picture the MN thread now....

[Lordfrontpaw]

I would for a laugh (only if I thought the other person would be amused) and sneak it into their house next time I was there.

‘Oh I’m glad you still use the but bowl!’ And watch their face...

[SunInTheSkyYouKnowHowIFeel]

Depends how much the charity shop was selling it for! But yes, I think that would b3 hilarious!

[Drum2018]

Oh definitely buy it and sneak it back in

[Strictly1972]

Another vote for sneaking it in the house

[Leeds2]

What is it?!

[dwum]

I would, but just for comedy value.

[dwum]

Or gift it to a sibling (in front of DM) and ask them to play along with how cool it is, and didn't DM have something similar

[GozillasZit]

Please note-
No peeving or hurt feelings - more amusement 😂
Loving these replies 😂😂

[NoProblem123]

Buy it, wrap it, gift it - Then sit back and enjoy reaction.

Report back to us pronto - MN gold !

[Knittedfairies]

I gave an ornament my husband bought to the school fair. He bought it so I could have a matching pair. Fortunately he thought it was funny!

[WatchingFromTheWings]

Buy it, stash it till December. Then let it find its way, wrapped up, under the Christmas tree. Just labelled to the person it was initially intended for.

[Lordfrontpaw]

Someone bought me the scariest China faces doll ever (I really hate these) and I snuck it to the charity shop at the end of the road - and the buggers put her in the window. I swear she would watch me and mouth ‘I’m gonna kill you’ every time I went by...

Anyway after months she disappeared and I was terrified that someone had bought her ‘because I knew you like them’ or you match the one I got you last year’. Thank god they didn’t.

[Whynosnowyet]

Def do it. Present it via big drum roll!!

[Kwkwjwkek]

Yes, that would be so funny!

[ChicCroissant]

No. I don't think it would come across as being light-hearted at all tbh. The potential for it to backfire makes it a none-starter for me.

[mencken]

no, but I would take it as a friendly hint that it was time to stop the pointless exchange of tat. Buying presents for adults is really silly. Buy lunch instead.

[TwoHeadedYellowBelliedHoleDig]

I would.

But then my family has a embroidery chicken thing that has spent years being passed around from house to house, for house warmings and birthdays - once my brother brought a hammer and a picture hook and put it up for me in my house. So yes.