do you regift toys from relatives that ur kids wont use?

[jacksmom2009]

I have 2 trashbags of toys from inlaws that i dont want my kids having. Is it ok to leave in the gift closet for friends bdays and other cousins bdays?
or do u just keep to donate to toys for tots next year
What do you all think?

[JBaxter]

Can you return any of them?

[sste]

I have personally stopped all regifting (with the exception of small items such as a soft baby book that I an "add-on" to the main gift OR the very rare instance where I know for sure the recipient loves the regifted item and doesn't own it). I have also stopped all "gift closet" and any gifting that does not include a receipt. As someone who rec'd mountains of duplicate or not so useful baby gifts - - notably no less than 40 outfits in sizes 3 months for a baby born at 10 pounds - - I now feel strongly that regifting or even gift closet gifting is practically like sending the parents a bill! I have spent a fortune on toy and clothes storage and countless hours driving to donate things, sort and store it for later, etc . . . .

I know that sounds ungrateful but when you live in a small space it is really difficult to deal with gifts that you feel compelled to use/display but don't have a need for and don't have room for . . .

[ha98ed14]

If it is something really generic that could be added to what a child already has like Legos, or consumable like watercolor paint and paper, then yes, I might. But if it's junky MIC crap that I don't want my kid to play with, chances are my friends won't either. We tend to be like minded. ;) I would just donate it. That way if someone buys it, they are CHOOSING to buy it. Well unless it is a gift. Ah well. But anyway. I think sste has it right: I don't have space to store gifts for people whose parties I haven't been invited too yet, and *I* really appreciate gift reciepts, so they would too, I would imagine.

[AJP]

I tend to return, donate, re-gift in that order. I will only re-gift if it is an add on to a main gift (like pp's). I would feel really bad giving something without a gift receipt or have them ask and tell them I don't have any receipt! I haven't run into this situation when its something pricier, but I have 2 princess sets (tiara, jewelry, shoes etc) 2 bags and a few other things that will be donated next year. I would have loved to exchange for something we need, but we weren't given a gift receipt.

[Cam&Clay]

I'm all curious....2 bags of stuff they can't have? What kind of stuff? That might be a record of inappropriate gifts!

[SkyrMommy]

Absolutely, sometimes it's an ask around if anyone wants something - otherwise it's getting donated to either a shelter or goodwill.

[TwinFoxes]

I have several items that I will sell at a mothers of multiples consignment sale, or I will donate to Goodwill. I've never been much of a re-gifter. There's nothing dangerous or bad about the toys, but some are obnoxious, or just not something I want DDs to have.

[jacksmom2009]

not everything is things they cant have but some. I am going to hawl it off to good will and let them decide what to do with it. some of the stuff is also to young for my kids. so off it goes to goodwill. as for gift closet with clearance toys i will probably not bother either.

[KpbS]

I would regift and save the others to donate. I've found that returning gifts w/o any receipt is a pain unless you have extra time--which I don't usually. If I have the time, it can be worthwhile to exchange the item for something I do want or can use.

[mommylamb]

I mostly re-gift books if they're a duplicate of something we already have. In fact, my neice is about to get The Giving Tree...

[infomama]

I wouldn't regift them or hold onto them for that long. I would try to return them or donate them now.

[KrisM]

If they're stuff not appropriate for my kids, there is a good chance I wouldn't want to give them others.

I do regift some, but not much. I've sold non-receipt stuff on ebay or donated it.

I do buy for the gift closet, but now I only buy for people I know we'll be gifting soon. DS1 has 3 friends turning 7 by mid-Feb and did buy on Amazon for them, but I know them well enough.

[Puddy73]

I used to keep them with the idea of re-gifting but I realized that they were just taking up space for YEARS because I like to buy gifts specifically for the recipient. Now I either take them to the consignment store or donate them to the Goodwill store. I only keep a few "generic" toys (such as a Barbie or a classic game) in the gift closet for last minute party gifts for classmates that we don't know very well.

[Globetrotter]

I tend to return it when possible or donate. I very rarely, if ever, regift kid's stuff. Then again, my friends and family by now know how picky I am so they tend to give appropriate stuff :D

I also never regift or buy gifts that I wouldn't want my kids to have, so those are returned or donated. If it's a duplicate of something we have already, then sure, I have no problem with any of these options.

[mom2one]

Maybe you could just list them all on one CL posting with the prices, list that they are new, etc. MOst people would come by one or more things if new. After that, I would just donate the rest and be done with it.

[Fairy]

I have personally stopped all regifting (with the exception of small items such as a soft baby book that I an "add-on" to the main gift OR the very rare instance where I know for sure the recipient loves the regifted item and doesn't own it). I have also stopped all "gift closet" and any gifting that does not include a receipt. As someone who rec'd mountains of duplicate or not so useful baby gifts - - notably no less than 40 outfits in sizes 3 months for a baby born at 10 pounds - - I now feel strongly that regifting or even gift closet gifting is practically like sending the parents a bill! I have spent a fortune on toy and clothes storage and countless hours driving to donate things, sort and store it for later, etc . . . .

I know that sounds ungrateful but when you live in a small space it is really difficult to deal with gifts that you feel compelled to use/display but don't have a need for and don't have room for . . .

Who are you and how did you get into my house? This has become exactly my approach. It's gotten to the point where these days we're one big gift receipt nation. It's kind of sad, but at the same time, I don't want to saddle someone with something that actually makes their lives harder than before they got it. DH likes to get things from his Amazon or eBay or whatever alerts, and he'll say, "who can we use this for?" and I'll say "no one, cuz it doesn't come with a gift receipt." There are a few exceptions for whatever reason, but these days, our gift closet is really used for giveaways, toys for tots, and stuff actually for DS. I generally try to not regift, and if there's something we get that is just totally not feasible, it's going to toys for tots.

[Fairy]

I just do wanna say, on the other hand, DS got a regift this year from our neighbors, and it was actaully pretty funny the way it turned out. I was not expecting a gift from them, and I was like, you guys! And they said, don't get too excited, this is regifting at its finest! But this DVD the kids got last year was so too young for them there was no way. So, we just nodded and said thank you wtih a smile and immediately earmarked it for your little guy for this year. It was "Snow Dogs." Not something I'd generally think of for DS and I haven't researched it on the parents review website yet, but I so appreciated the thought!

That story's just an aside; I still don't regift.