DC has received six of the same gifts...

[Milkbath]

Oh dear. DC has just had a birthday, and has received six duplicate presents it's exactly the same thing, related to one of their interests, and I see that it's currently on sale at Argos.

While it's lovely that people are so kind and so aware of what DC likes, we really don't need six. What can we do with them? I couldn't possibly ask for the receipts, I'd die of rudeness

I would just regift them , just remember who they came from so you don’t give them back .

Can you regift them for other friends birthdays if suitable?

yikes thats a shame for you dc,
are you close to a couple of people, so you can ask for receipt

It depends on who it’s from/gifting level.

Friends who came to his party? Five gifts for the pressie cupboard for the next time he’s invited to a party

Family members? Tell them that it was the perfect gift for him, but unfortunately so perfect it was duplicated several times.

Take them back to Argos in exchange for gift vouchers

regift
charity shop
toy library

or if lego just put all the parts in the pieces box.

Do not ask for gift receipts!

Take them back to Argos?

Keep one or two in case the original breaks and give the rest to friends or family.

Donate to drs surgery or local pre school/ school.

Ask.local council if theres a womens refuge that could use them?

Argos will take them back they are brilliant for returns/exchanges

I think it’s ok to be honest and just make a joke that he got 6 of the same thing. Personally I’d rather someone ask me to exchange something than them give it away. Just say thank you, he loves it but unfortunately he got 6 of them, how funny etc, ask if they have the receipt or can exchange it.

I agree about Argos customer service, they are excellent.

I lost the receipt for a doll and they happily refunded me.

Argos may well be prepared to do an exchange.

When dd had her party, I just put a little sticky note on some of the duplicate/similar presents and put them away to regift. Make you you do put the name of who gave it as you don’t want to accidentally regift to the person who gave it to you!

Return 5 to Argos. If asked, make a joke of it, and tell them that you kept THEIR gift.

I would ask for the receipts being totally honest about what has happened. Then buy another toy that's in the same 'theme' and send a picture to the original gift givers. Make a lighthearted joke saying "OK folks lets co ordinate next year"

Just exchange them. Take them all back to Argos and ask for a gift card to the value so DC can pick something they want or have a look before you go for something DC would like instead and ask them to swap for that. It really won’t be a problem.

I’d much rather someone tell me it’s a duplicate so I can change it than it be wasted for politeness sake!

Another one saying take them back to Argos

I think you can take them back to Argos without a receipt and you'll either be given cash or gift vouchers for the sale price

Yes, take them to Argos and ask if you can exchange for store credit on a gift card, then allow DC to choose something else.

Ooh I'd prefer you to tell me! All those people...buying DS something they thought he'd like! Tell them!

You beat my DS’s record which was four identical gifts. I thought that was bad enough. He opened them at his party and was good as good about saying thank you and appearing to be delighted with the gifts (I’d trained him well). The adults were all laughing.

I can’t remember what we did with them.

I’d re-gift.

Yeah, I'd prefer you to tell me too.

I don't think it's rude to ask if it can be exchanged. They wanted to get a present your DD would enjoy. It's perfectly polite to ask if it's no trouble to exchange it.