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i'd probably feel the guilt also, and keep it in my closet at least for a little while. not that there's harm in donating so someone can actually get use out of it, but i'm just saying what i'd actually do.
We ended up giving things to goodwill that weren't our taste. I don't feel guilty about it because hopefully someone would get more use out of it than I would since it would sit in my closet.
Oh! I know. I got some things I didn't like from my FIL... so there's not really any getting away from keeping them. Trinkets like candleholders and a tray from a very expensive store. Add on top of that I know he can't afford them! I wanted to return them and get him a credit card refund but my husband refused.
If you don't know the people well, I think a donation is a great if it's the kind of thing that someone else would appreciate. If it's not personal and you don't try to get any personal gain from it, I don't see the problem with giving it away.
I would donate it!!!!! And send them a nice thank you card.. it might help with the guilt;-)
Well, I did post in the ideas section that we should start a gift swap for these unwanted gifts, so you could vote to get that started:-)
Donating them is the best option as long as the giver of the gift won't be visiting your home. You'll get a nice tax deduction out of it.
Thanks for the input, everyone. It's totally a guilty conscience thing!
@ Arizonabride: Love the swap idea...too funny!
I would try to hang on to them for at least a year and put in a "regift" closet OR just donate. Just make a mental note of who gave what so if you see them and they ask about the gift, you know what they gave!
I would definitely donate. Possibly re-gift, but within an entirely different circle from the givers. I hate clutter too, and while the thought was completely lovely, you don't need to keep things just because someone gave them to you. I know, easier said than done, but really there is nothing to feel guilty about.
I'm with Gabgal - I probably wouldn't do anything for about a year, then once you're doing some 'spring cleaning', have a garage sale or donate items that haven't seen the light of day.
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Hey, ladies! My fiance and I were thrown a wonderful engagement party a few months ago. A lot of the guests brought us engagement gifts, and we were truly touched by everyone's thoughtfulness. However... a few of the gifts were kind of (how can I put this?) not exactly to our taste. These are things that the giver would expect us to keep/display in our homes. No receipts, so we can't exchange them for something we'd actually use. We live in a different part of the country from all of the gift givers, so there's no chance of them unexpectedly stopping by the house. My instinct is to donate these things to Goodwill, since I hate having things we'll never ever use cluttering up our very small living quarters! But I just feel this nagging guilt about it. How have you handled situations like this?