WWYD regifted -- really just a vent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Thanks for the great beading set, Jane! Great minds think alike - it's the same one I gave Jane Junior a couple of years ago!" It sounds nice, and is open to interpretation, but will set off alarm bells that she needs to rethink her (very rude and thoughtless) regifting practices if she can't even remember whose gifts she's regifting to whom.

Jesus. Passive aggressive much? Is this how you communicate in your family?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why I hate gifting. I hate giving gifts, I hate getting them. People put so much stock and expectations on this stupid practice. I can buy what I want and need. I have no idea what you want and need. I see so little value in doing this and then needing to feel offended by it.

+10000

[Anonymous]

I have no problems with regifts, esp if it is something my kids might like. But, we did not send our nieces and nephews anything this year -- we were super busy and overwhelmed. At least she thought of you and sent something she probably thought you would like.

[Anonymous]

Next time get her kid a better gift that you know your child will appreciate in two years. She probably didn't remember and just went into their toy stash to regift.

[Anonymous]

Could it possibly be that her daughter liked the gift so much that she thought yours would as well? I have had many instances where my kids got something they loved and so when I purchased a gift for a kid of the same age, I got the same thing. And perhaps she just forgot that it was you that got her the present.

[Anonymous]

Why don't you just stop exchanging gifts with them? Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you read what I wrote I never called it lame. Yes she obviously forgot. She only has two nieces to buy for. I am just disappointed and also irritated because there is no reason for her to be pulling random things out of her closet for a present for her niece who she professes to adore who she only buys presents for once a year. Especially when she is super wealthy and flashy about it to boot.

OP, you need to grow up and stop expecting people (even family) to subsidize your life.

[Anonymous]

Is there ANY chance that she bought the same identical gift because her daughter liked it so much and thought your's would enjoy one too?