treasure60 Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 A gift someone gave you? I usually have to exchange some kind of clothing each year that I get from my mother,,,it's always to BIG! lol
starshine Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 Sometimes I take back doubles of what my sons gets or stuff that is just not practical for him. My SIL bought him a slip and slid one year and I took that back because where I live we have a well with five families on it so we can't use things like that.
laura8773 Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I take back doubles as well as some of the things that are not what I want them playing with. Clothes are the biggie that i have to exchange since most people can never get the right size. Does anyone else have this problem - no matter how many times I tell someone the right size they can never get it right (and I haven't changed in 4 years)?
Christypl Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 The first year we were marrried my dh got me a sweater from Lane Braynt. At the time I was a size 4. I was a bit upset........but I didnt take it back. It is still in the box in my closet.
kalle1212 Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 If we recieve something we already have or just plain old don't want, then I either take it back or stash it for emergency gifts we need through out the year. Yes, I am a regifter............
Tracy72 Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I had to take back my sweeper ...the crazy thing had a short in it and kept shocking me.... I had to take dds flashlight back..it did not work
love2beurwifey Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 no I save it and give it to someone else
Guest all2tired Posted November 18, 2005 Posted November 18, 2005 I've never taken back a gift that somebody gave me or my kids unless of course it was broken or missing pieces. I have however won things and returned them to the store saying it was a gift to get store credit.
shopping mom Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 Definitely, I save all receipts and encourage the Grandmas to do the same. If I shop early and know i am going to save It for Christmas then I have them mark it so I have no problems with returns.
alimfp Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 Yes. If it is something we cannot use, I am not going to keep it!
SuperMommy Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 Sometimes, but mostly it's when I get double of something or it's clothing that doesn't fit.
kmbrly Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 ...the crazy thing had a short in it and kept shocking me.... now, to me, that sounds like a perfectly good excuse NOT to do housework!!! LOL
Jenniferharrison82 Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 I try not to, but my sil is always buying toys for my son that I specifically say I don't want him to have..or that are way to old for him.
Mommie2one Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 Yes. The first year I was married, my husband buys me a sexy set of pajamas. Real sweet of him, however, he buys a size SMALL. Now I havn't seen a lady's size small in a long time. If it isn't a lady's Large, forget it. So I took it back to kohls and got the correct size
bayhaysay Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 If it is something we already have or doesn't fit or we just can't use it - I take it back if I can. If I can't take it back I'll give it to someone who can use it. I have no problem returning gifts and I hope that ifI get someone something that they can't use that they'll do the same. At least that way we all have what we want.
dorkydiva Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 Yes if it is something that doesn't fit, is a double, just don't want, etc. My grandmother gave ds a couple of XBox games one time. He is 4, and they were rated T for Teen so I took them back.
timbermommy Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 My mom and I firmly belive in the gift receipts... make things easier.. i hate hate hate to take things back after christmas.. what a nightmare
karatekid39209 Posted November 19, 2005 Posted November 19, 2005 My mom and I firmly belive in the gift receipts... make things easier.. i hate hate hate to take things back after christmas.. what a nightmareSame here I always ask for a gift recipt. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
aeraen Posted November 20, 2005 Posted November 20, 2005 I always tuck the actual receipt (not a gift receipt) in an envelope in with the gift. Anyone who received a gift from me knows that I would far rather they took back anything that they didn't like for any reason and get what they WOULD like. There is nothing worse than spending my hard-earned money on something that will just get kicked into the back of a closet. By the way, I have run into situations where I did not get the credit for a gift receipt in the amount that the giver said it should be for... and I had nothing to argue with. Could be the giver was "over estimating" the value of their gift, or the store was underestimating it. I will never know, but I figure my recipient is safe with the actual receipt. If they are just plain nosey and open the envelope just to see what I actually spent, oh well.
msomnipotent Posted November 20, 2005 Posted November 20, 2005 I always tuck the actual receipt (not a gift receipt) in an envelope in with the gift. Anyone who received a gift from me knows that I would far rather they took back anything that they didn't like for any reason and get what they WOULD like. There is nothing worse than spending my hard-earned money on something that will just get kicked into the back of a closet. By the way, I have run into situations where I did not get the credit for a gift receipt in the amount that the giver said it should be for... and I had nothing to argue with. Could be the giver was "over estimating" the value of their gift, or the store was underestimating it. I will never know, but I figure my recipient is safe with the actual receipt. If they are just plain nosey and open the envelope just to see what I actually spent, oh well. A lot of stores are now just giving the last sale price of the item, even if it wasn't the price paid on the gift receipt. How nice of them, isn't it??? And so convenient considering there isn't a price on the receipt. I wish people would return my gift if they do not like it. I get phone calls from family members in July asking if I still have the receipt because they just opened the box and it didn't work, or something crazy like that. Or they have the nerve to re-gift it to me. As if I wouldn't know. It's just a waste of my money. And it isn't like I buy purple and green sweaters two sizes too big. I put a lot of thought into my gifts.
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