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To ask what you do with unwanted gifts?

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TheHouseJackieBuilt · 20/05/2025 14:05

I had it drilled into me as a child that you should be forever grateful for any gift that comes your way. Problem is my mum is terrible as choosing gifts and I have a whole room upstairs full of gifts she’s got me over the years that are at best, not my cup of tea and at worst - outright bizarre.

Take Christmas for example - she got me two huge porcelain dolls - I didn’t even like dolls as a kid and I certainly have no time for them now - so I can’t understand why she thought I would like them?!

Another one was a big gothic skull ??!

Tons of books I’ll never read
Some bizarre goblets with snakes as handles …

Im in to nature and animals 😂

But I feel so guilty about not liking them, there are so many examples - like I said a big double room full of them.

What do you do with unwanted gifts like this? DH thinks I should sell the dolls at least but I feel so guilty! They’re currently in their boxes out of sight

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U53rn8m3ch8ng3 · 20/05/2025 14:13

Sell or charity shop them, you don't need a double room full of unwanted gifts!