Do people really think their friends don’t notice re-gifted toiletries?

Or you could say that a gift is a gift and the aim is to give the recipient joy. So if they get more joy from regifting it, especially if they would not get much joy out of keeping it, then that’s their prerogative and the giver should be happy for them.

Giving is about the recipient, not the giver.

I’d be really upset if my parents did this. I’d feel like my lovely gift was being passed on for the convenience and brownie points! Your kids have bought YOU something not your mates. Very thoughtless.

Not your question I know, but this really is an argument for not doing presents with friends - such a waste of time and money, particularly when you find yourself with lame regifts.
I do regift things but I'd always ask the recipient if they wanted them first and make it clear where the gifts came from.

I'm not bothered about regifting really, though I've never done it. It's better than it going to waste I guess, but people should at least not give something back to someone who has gifted it to them.

I’ve never regifted. The idea of giving someone something I have not specifically chosen for them does not sit well with me. Have been given regifted items frequently though. Bags of mismatched toiletries, photo frames, candles…

I am sending my son off today with a gift bag for his friend’s bday containing regifted items from me.

She is getting Neom products - magnesium body butter, luxury bath foam and body scrub. I don’t think she could possibly know they’re re-gifts. They are from a big gift box I was given, but they’re all sealed and full size.

I hate Neom, so I always re-gift.

Tell them to stop wasting money on expensive gifts you are only going to give away.

I was given a gift with the original purchaser's message from a previous year tucked inside.

I think it’s the basic dishonesty with regifting that people don’t like. Pretending you’ve shopped, chosen and wrapped is so bad.
I called out my step daughter (in her 40s) one year. For my birthday she regifted a gift that my DD had given her at Xmas. I said ‘Oh I recognise this! My DD gave it to you for Xmas! I’m so glad it’s not going to waste.’

Sorry wrong thread 😀

I find the Lumene skincare products very good especially on Boots £10 Tuesday

Yep and someone else would really appreciate it. I’m not fussed on some of the things in the advent calendar my OH has picked up for me so may well re-gift them. As an example I’ve no real interest in the drunk elephant serum that’s about £60 on its own that’s in there somewhere but I have a friend who is super keen on trying stuff like that out so it would be a nice present for her. I can then spend the the £30 I would have used for her gift to get myself something I like instead. Quite possibly a nice candle.

My nieces love skincare and makeup. I figured they get the chance to try some luxury brands this way. The advent is from Liberty. I hoped they looked forward to it- they’ve never said otherwise (but they wouldn’t- they’re well brought up). I’ll check with my sister.

The candles in the calendar, I give to friends.

I’d ask DIL to pass note back to DIL’s mum and say it was such a lovely personal note that DIL mum may want to keep it. And say it with a straight face. 😬

I always buy gifts that I would love to receive. I would be happy to get one back but that's never happened....yet!

I don't mind if someone gives me something they have regifted. Often I will regift, sometimes I receive something that I know I won't be able to use or already have.
I think as long as you regift while keeping the new recipient in mind it's okay.
ie: Don't regift a fragrance pack unless you know they like that fragrance.

I regift. No qualms about it whatsoever.
However, when I receive a gift I don’t like I pop a post it note who it’s from and make sure it’s not re-gifted to the purchaser.
Regifting is essentially upscale recycling and it means I get shot of stuff I don’t like.

I have regifted toiletries and perfume but only things I would be happy to receive. Things I’ve regifted in the past include Molton brown & l’occitane gift sets, Chanel perfume (as I already had an open bottle and a spare), Dior lipstick set that I already had, Mario badescu skincare set and other items of a similar nature. I get gifted toiletries and perfume often but sometimes it gets to the point where I receive more than I can use so choose to regift as it saves the hassle of buying a present and would be wasted otherwise. I do ensure I gift things I think would suit the person I’m gifting- it’s never thoughtless.

I suggested that as a gift for my son when he was 4 or 5. He was always looking for string for his soldiers to climb all over the house. It was one of his favourite presents that year. We had climbing soldiers all over the place.

I dont generally give gifts as everyone I know has everything they need or the financial means to purchase it! I would give all those odds and ends of toiletries to a foodbank box in a supermarket. so that those that want them can select them. I wouldnt give them to your DD school fair either as that is just passing it on again where it isnt wanted. Having worked at school fairs theres always donations like this that end up in the bin!

Same here - but plenty of people do write on the tag, meaning that it has to be removed/replaced.

I hate it when people don't even try to cut off the plastic shop display hook inside - or worse, if they chop off all of the plastic - not just the top half with the hook - and trash it!

Very good point - slightly difficult to investigate now. I wrote a nice thank you letter at the time, for a ball of string. 🥳

We just don’t write on the tag…or just cut it off and add your own.

My friend and I stopped giving gifts years ago. I simply said ‘we both have so much ‘stuff’ why don’t we stop?’ So we did!

Did she accidentally mix up the presents, and her (equally bemused) DCat got a toiletries gift set?!