to re-use unwanted birthday presents?

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I kept a few choice pressies back after DS's last bday (knowing that a personal recession was imminent) with a view to passing them on as presents to DS's friends, obviously being careful who/what/where etc. Is this common practice or am I just tight?

YANBU

(and for future reference its called "re-gifting" -sounds better somehow )

Ach, no.

Just make sure you remember who gave you what!

I wouldn't mind a jot if people re-gifted things I'd given them. They are yours once they're given, and if a rubbish pressie I'd gifted helped someone out of a tight spot, then I'm happy.

So long as there are no mix-ups can't see a problem. We've been given quite a few books which we've already got (because they are really good books) and I never feel any guilt pangs at passing them on.

If it was a present that you didn't want as it was a bit rubbish then it would be unreasonable, things which are fine but not suited/double-ups are perfect regifting fodder.

I do it, especially for gifts given to me that I know I won't use, when I know someone else who would really enjoy them.

I wouldn't be offended if someone else did it with a gift that I gave them either. In my mind it is freeing up some cash that they can use for something they prefer for themselves.

Regifting things your dc have already got is OK, but kind of sounds like you kept the good presents back from him to give away? Is that what you meant?

YANBU if it was things your son already had/wouldn't enjoy.

YABU if you simply didn't give them to him with a view to 're-gift' as people have given them to him in good faith he will receive them.

I have an autumn birthday, and quite often give birthday presents I have received to family members as Christmas presents (as long as they're on a different side of the family as the person who gave me the gift). I'm hard up, am always very thankful when I receive the gifts, and am definitely of the school of thought that 'it's the thought that counts.' I once saw a picture on a relative's Facebook account of her at a car boot sale selling, among other things, presents that I know she got at Christmas. Didn't see mine there, but wouldn't have minded if she had sold it. Don't think she's particularly well off so would be pleased to think she could make a bit of cash from it.