
Most Sundays I am reminded of the benefits of regifting as I sit relaxing watching a chick flick, treating my tired feet to some pampering.
The foot spa arrived via a friend’s decluttering spree – found tucked away at the back of a cupboard, hardly used and gathering dust. It was an unwanted gift.
We can often resist the idea of regifting unwanted gifts, caught in a web of guilt, not wanting to offend the gift giver, thinking of the money they spent or concerned we might change our mind.
What are the benefits of regifting?
Look at your unwanted gifts and consider this:
- How does keeping an unwanted gift benefit you or the gift giver? It was given with love and can be released with love too.
- If you are concerned about the value of the item, are you or the gift-giver making money by keeping hold of the item? If anything, it takes away from its worth and is more likely to deteriorate while in storage.
- Storing it away adds to clutter. Unless your gift giver has x-ray vision, if the gift is kept at the back of the cupboard -how do they know you have kept it?
- If you have the item on display, does the gift giver notice or care. Is it worth the daily reminder for you?
- Are you keeping it ‘just in case’? Most of the time if we do suddenly find we need it, another is purchased because either we forgot we had it or couldn’t find it.
On the flip side, if we release unwanted and unneeded items by regifting:
- Our space is less cluttered which also helps clear our mind
- Items are easier to find and put back
- It can go into the hands (or feet!) of someone who will use it, which helps with sustainability
- If you like the idea of regifting, check out this simple regifting process.
Now back to eating popcorn and watching my movie, ahhh bliss!
What could you release today?
Don’t delay, start today
Sara