To hate some of DS gifts?

[Mamaofaboy]

I know.

I feel awful even typing this but DS was gifted some god awful clothes for Christmas. Mixture of shops - M&S, Next etc but really garish, character heavy items that I’d never put him in.

For some reason the gift givers in many cases haven’t included gift receipts - so can I return and switch for items I’ll actually put him in at these shops? All unworn obviously, with tags.

I know he’s just little and I shouldn’t be ungrateful but it seems so wasteful to have these clothes that just won’t be worn?

Just see them as additional extras and click them to charity. No loss.

I'd not be taking them back to the shop Incase they're old stock from last year that your family/friends picked up in sales.
Can't he just wear them around the house?

If they have tags you can still exchange them.

Does he go to nursery? Mine destroyed anything they went in.

How old is he? If he's old enough to like or dislike the clothes himself, then let him decide.

Take them back. If the swing tags have QR codes on then the original purchase may still be saved on the system so you wouldn't need a receipt.

How old is he? If he goes to nursery keep them for there. I was given some Minnie Mouse stuff for DD that I hated, she lived in them at nursery and they're covered in paint now

I'd take back anything I truly couldn't bear, and exchange for basics like vests, underwear etc. I'd keep the less offensive bits for if baby gets poorly and you need stuff you don't mind potentially getting ruined!

Good point about nursery, but he’s only 7 months and won’t be starting nursery til he’s 12 months and will be out of it by then.

Thanks for the tips, I’ll try and take some stuff that’s still properly tagged back to the shops and give the rest to charity for now. When he’s older I don’t think it’ll matter, but he’s still very much my baby and I like to have him dressed nicely each day… while I can!!

My DD got lots of clothes that aren’t to my taste, but they were gifted by people who took great pleasure in choosing for her, so I put them on, take a picture and try to get some use out of them - there is always someone to pass down to or a charity shop that will appreciate them. But be mindful that someone might have carefully chosen them!

Some people will adore this stuff, charity shop.

Charity shop them. At least they will be doing someone some good.

Send a thank you photo of him in the clothes, then exchange what you can. If you can't exchange, keep them, put him in them the next time you see the giver and then pass on to charity.

7 months? Give him a jar of baby food. That will stain anything and everything. Alternatively he's got some lovely new clothes for messy play, hasn't he?

Really though, I think you're being a bit precious about your baby looking nice all of the time. My recollections of that age was 3 outfit changes a day thanks to weaning and nappy leaks. My kids only ever looked nice for about ten minutes.

I couldn't get worked up about this. Put him in the stuff you don't on the days hen you are not going out or only going to the park and it's under his coat. He'll have outgrown it all in a couple of months time.

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Take and swap. I never really had mine in clothes under a year old, just baby grows and onesies so always took outfits back

Give them to some other Mums, who don't turn their noses up about any type of baby clothes..

You sound very ungrateful. Keep the clothes for him to wear when you see the person who chose them for him. It will make them very happy.

Really surprised at the comments here! You’re under no obligation to dress your baby in clothes you don’t like because someone else chose them. Return them and swap for something he will wear!

I'd let him wear them. When DS was a baby he got lots of clothes I never would have chosen, and some became favourites (eg little harem pants, colours that suit him but fell outside my tasteful palette).

Can you ask the person who gifted it if they still have receipt.

If you can’t be honest and say they aren’t to your taste ( honestly one episode of being honest and someone thinking you are a bit rude is better than this happening every birthday and Christmas ) then you could say that he has too many clothes in that size?

@Hankunamatata

Take and swap. I never really had mine in clothes under a year old, just baby grows and onesies so always took outfits back

Yeah, I could never understand the concept of things like jeans on babies. They're quite restrictive really unless really thin and soft and stretchy, not very comfy for naps. Same with trainers on tiny little babies in prams. It just seems to be about dressing up a doll rather than what is practical for the child. I always dressed mine in jersey stretchy stuff.

Back to OP, though. I think you're being a bit precious really. I do think you probably look down on the designs as being a bit common or something, and you think that people will see them and think that's YOUR taste. Personally, I wouldn't value such people. If I were you I would dress him in the clothes unless they're highly impractical. If they're anything like mine they will have outgrown them in 3 months or the weather will change and they won't be suitable. I mean, come on, it's just a few months. You don't have to keep them for any subsequent babies you might have.

Take any back that you can, without the receipt you.l only get the current selling price and probably only on a gift card but no matter. Choose something else in a much bigger size then when the gifter asks you can say very truthfully that you had so so much stuff in his current size you exchanged their item for something for him to grow into.

In future hopefully people will ask for ideas.