ReGifting — What you Should Know! Get the Gift you really Want!
The Chief Blonde Remarks: These Bookoo Regifting Top 12 Facts and American Express Giftcards giveaway is part of the the Hoppin’ For The Holidays Giveaway Hop hosted by MamaNYC! Take a look at these facts from a recent survey by Bookoo.com . Once you look over the survey results and learned a little about Bookoo, enter to win one of 2 American Express Gift Cards (Total $100) and get the gift you REALLY want this holiday. Then keep hopping to all the other gifts in the hop on the linky at the bottom.
Top 12 ReGifting Facts (Bookoo.com Survey 2012)
- 92 % of Americans think it is absolutely acceptable to regift an item
- 65% of respondents have regifted items on more than 2 occasions
- Why do people ReGift?
- 63% of people say that someone else will appreciate the item more than they do
- 53.7 % feel they couldn’t use the gift personally
- 87% of people feel that they have received a ReGifted item
- Women tend to regift more often than men (3:1)
- When do people regift?
- Holiday season (62%)
- Birthdays (58%)
- Housewarming gifts (50%)
- Most people wouldn’t regift for Valentine’s Day (8%) or an anniversary (8.5%).
- 62% of people are planning to regift during the 2012 holiday season
- Who do people Regift to?
- friends (63.7%)
- neighbors (45.5%)
- colleagues (34.6%)
- What do people most often ReGift?
- home décor products (63%)
- antiques (63%)
- books (59%)
- How do frequent regifters make sure no one knows?
- re-wrapping the item to look new (53%)
- inspecting the item & removing any gift cards or receipts from the previous giver (50%)
- planning ahead and making sure they do not give the gift to anyone associated with the original gifter (66%)
- Regifting saves Money:
- 55% have saved up to $50
- 28% have saved between $50-$150
- 17% have saved more than $150
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THE GIVEAWAY
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THE PRIZE
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Holly Thomas says
I re-gift when I know the person wants it.
Linda B says
Rather than re-gifting, we have these things we never used that we have bought and stored away to use later. We are going to clear some clutter (tactfully of course) and gift these unused items to people who will better appreciate them. I have re-gifted more than once though, and in my house, we recycle gift bags too so you see the same ones circulating for about two years until someone trashes it.
Sherry Compton says
Happy National Re-Gifting Day! I hope you don’t have to regift this holiday season. I think we are going to, but we do follow the rules to when regifting. My family really does want to give gifts that people will like, and that is what you should be thinking of…will the other person like it. If so, I don’t see a problem with regifting. Thanks for the statistics!
Jaclyn Reynolds says
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Shawna says
St. Louis is the closest to me.
Vikki Billings says
Kansas City, Missouri
kelley roach says
i regift gifts from my friends
kelley roach says
florida
Breanne says
Pearl Harbor
Amy Lee says
Cary, NC
Betty C says
Bellevue, Nebraska
Ruth Hill says
Tacoma or Fort Lewis, WA is the closest to me.
Beth Hargett says
My favorite regifting experience was when I was so sick (pneumonia) and pregnant with my third child. My sister in law knew I had wanted a toaster oven forever and she got two for her wedding. Instead of taking it back, she gave it to me for Christmas. I will always remember that. 🙂
Jenniffer Griffin says
Jacksonville, Fl
Kenny F says
Elizabeth City, NC
Beth Hargett says
The closest one to me is right here in Richmond, VA! 🙂
Amber S says
Fort Lewis WA
meme says
fairfax va is my closest
Kayleen Considine says
I don’t regift a lot, but one time we were pretty broke and we regifted a gift card that we had received as a gift.
Diane W says
Greensboro NC