Regifting and Gift Journal…Would You?? - Page 3

Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

I misspoke and have deleted the text. Sorry about that.

LindaSal · ‎05-15-2014

I used to keep a small Christmas gift journal when my kids were young so I was sure to divide the amount spent as evenly as possible. For that same reason I would even put the $ amount spent for each gift. Also would list my nieces and nephews, sister and brother, for the same reasons as many, not to repeat gifts in the future. Now that my kids are grown and we don't have little ones it's not necessary anymore. I give my kids a few wrapped practical gifts along with a substantial gift card. These few things, thankfully I can still remember, LOL!

The only time I "regifted" was when I was a young mother. I married before any of my good friends and had a closet full of pretty gifts from the wedding that I knew I would never use. As long as it was from my family members, like aunts and cousins, I regifted some of those items for my friends' weddings. We didn't have a lot of money at the time.

ninjawife · ‎11-15-2011

For the past 5 years or so I have been keeping a list of gifts I give and who I gave them to. Each list a Word document and I keep it in a Christmas gifts file. I do not keep a list of gifts I get and I have regifted but not often.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@Cakers3 wrote:
I cannot imagine doing this. No, I do not regift. I find it -well - cheap.

@Cakers3 I think of it as not being wasteful. And there's nothing wrong with that. Passing along blessings.

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

Most of those with whom we exchange gifts need or want for nothing. So among friends, we exchange small things. We've received unique stoppers for wine bottles, a book of quotes, kitchen tools... That leaves money for donations or gifts for someone who does need something.

Jesse Ann · ‎08-20-2022

The Gift Journal is basically a list of all the people I want to buy presents for (so I don’t forget anyone) and then I just write down what I bought them.
But, the journal idea sounded good to me because I used to Christmas present shop for people all throughout the year only to find out I had 3 gifts (instead of the intended one gift limit) for one person but none for another person. So this journal helped me to know if I had people checked off the list already. It actually takes up more time and effort NOT TO KEEP A GIFT JOURNAL!! And I have a certain storage box that I keep all the Christmas presents in (during the year) so I know where they are when I need to start wrapping presents. Now, I mostly buy around Christmas time, but the journal is still helpful.
It is the same thing as a Christmas card address book that has the column Year Sent/Year Received- beside the name and address portion

mimomof4 · ‎03-08-2018

The gifting journal seems like alot of work to me.

I have regifted items I have received. I am not a gifter person so I don't send or receive many gifts. I prefer that as I don't need extra trinkets that I won't use.

When my mother in law was teaching she would offer us any of the student gifts she received each year. So many candles and coffee cups. That turned me off the the continually gifting.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
Maybe somebody needs to come up with a regifting computer prigram? A regifting spreadsheet.

Or hire a private secretary to keep track of all the gifts.

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

I don't want anyone to go into debt or spend hours/days searching for the right gift for me, and I don't believe any others on the BB do either. The holidays should be enjoyable not stressful. Whether the gift received is loved or hated, expensive or cheap, purchased or re-gifted, that someone thought of you at all should count for something.