Have you received bad wedding gifts?

We received some gifts that don't really have a place in our home. What should we do with them? One is a china platter (we are way too casual for that) and the other is a shamrock clock...

Have you received bad wedding gifts?
Can you find out where they were purchased? If so, you can try and return them.



If that doesn't work, you could either try to sell them on eBay or regift them for someone who would enjoy them.



I think that those are your only options if you don't want to keep them!



But...if the people who bought them will be at your house and look for the items (like a close family member or friend), then you need to suck it up and display the items when the gift givers come over. Other than that, you can stow them away in a closet. But, after about a year or two, you can sell them on eBay!
Reply:If they cannot be returned, you can re-gift them.

Our daughter received some crystal vases, and some Lennox pieces, which were not her style. Over the next few years, she and her husband gave them to his secretaries on office assistant day. They loved them.
Reply:Hold on to everything! You would be amazed how things change in a few years. You may end up hosting a dinner and will be totally glad to have fancy serving pieces. And the cool clock may find its way into a kids' room one day...

We stored lots of stuff - and it was great to get at them five years later, 10 years later....
Reply:umm well as long as you know who gave them to you id regift theres no shame in that
Reply:You can take back or regift them... I know that is wrong, but someone will have use for them if you don't....
Reply:Oh for sure we got some doozies!



The ones that were fairly generic we just found a store that carried it and took it back for credit or cash. The other more extremely random gifts like your shamrock clock are getting stored in a closet/garage someplace and will be donated or sold eventually.
Reply:It was 30 years ago, but I remember one of the worst - well, cheapest, anyway. I had an aunt that was quite well off, so we expected something fairly nice. Her gift? A blanket from a local discount store. THAT thank you note was written with gritted teeth!



I'd do as others have suggested, or perhaps look to see if a local charity has an upcoming auction and is looking for donated items. You could also list them on your local Freecycle chapter. If you knew where the items had been purchased you could return them for something else more your taste, but I wouldn't tell the giver you were doing so.
Reply:Keep them. I'm sure you will entertain one day and the platter will come in handy. It's flat and can't be that difficult to store. Donate the clock to Goodwill along with a bag of old clothes or sell it on e-bay for fun.
Reply:Write a very polite (and sincere) thank you note. Ask (in person) if the giver wouldn't mind if you exchanged the gift. The purpose of giving a gift is to help the married couple get off on the right foot... no one should be offended if you have different tastes. If you don't know the person well enough to ask, try locating a store that sells the same item and exchanging it for store credit. Under no circumstances should you regift... that's tacky and people can always tell (someone gave me a winter coat as a wedding shower gift in July).

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