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The Webster’s New Millennium Dictionary defines “regift” as giving an unwanted gift to someone else. Regifting is now a common social norm for a lot of people, especially for environmental conscious individuals like Ingrid Callot. This is such a good thing to adopt along with other habits like recycling, reducing and reusing. In her efforts to go green, she adopted this habit to de-clutter her home with unnecessary items that other people might find useful.

Ingrid Callot suggests some tips when it comes to regifting. There are some items that are off limits like monogrammed items, handmade or one-of-a-kind items. Gifts that are good candidates for regifting include unopened bottle of wines, new household items and inexpensive jewelry. Gifts must be of good condition. The general rule of thumb is that if it needs to be dusted, then it is not regiftable. It is also important that gifts are never returned to original owners. Also, regift items to people who are not likely to see the original giver as this might offend the giver. Since it will not cost anything to regift, she also suggests to wrap the gift in new or reused wrapping paper and then spring for a new card or gift tag. If the items are not good enough for regifting, they could be a welcome donation to charitable organizations.