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GO AHEAD AND REGIFT BY JAMES COLLEY

There are only two kinds of presents that get regifted: the extremely good ones, and the ones that make you go ‘meh’. In some instances, having a gift you’ve given handed on to someone else is a beautiful thing. “This book was given to me and it changed my life,” your friend might say to another acquaintance. “You have to read it. Please, take my copy.” In that situation, regifting is a great compliment. Not only did your present bring joy to the recipient, it brought so much joy that they felt a moral obligation to pay it forward. No one complains about that kind of regifting.

The regifting that draws ire is the second kind, which suggests that your