The Queen of the Re-Gift

A couple months ago I had a scheduled dentist visit. My usual hygienist is very touchy-feely and loves talking about things going on in her life. Since it was shortly after Christmas, she had a story for me about some gifts she and her family received from her wealthy, elderly aunt.

She had received [another] long nightgown. Not only was it cheap material but it was clearly "old lady print" (you know what I'm talking about... little flower buds, pale colors). Something she clearly did not like and so, gave away.

While this wasn't so much of a strange re-gifting, my hygienist's pre-teen son got something much more interesting.

He received a package of Icy Hot packs. OK, this is a pretty strange gift for a young kid, is it not? Unless he is an athlete who had an injury (which he was not). But it wasn't just a regular package. It was an opened package and one of the thermal care wraps was missing.



If you're going to re-gift something that you don't like, make an attempt to put some thought into what it is you are re-gifting and who you are giving it to. Don't you want it to at least seem like you're being thoughtful and genuine?