The growing but quiet acceptance of regifting
Dec-13-2012

By some accounts, most Americans have done it. They've repacked, rewrapped and resent unwanted presents to a new recipient.
A survey in October 2011 by home fashion retailer HomeGoods found that more than half of the 1,000-plus respondents had regifted, 65% suspected they had received a regift and more than one-third were repeat regifters.
An American Express survey in December 2011 found that 79% of people believe regifting is acceptable. "Due to the Great Recession we have become increasingly more thoughtful about overspending," says Dana Holmes, editor in chief of the website Gifts.com. "It only makes sense that with these changes in our lives, we have also seen a change in our philosophy toward regifting. The stigma has lessened."

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