# A new spin on re-gifting

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-spin-on-re-gifting/140851>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 6, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-spin-on-re-gifting/140851 "2002-12-06T04:02:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-spin-on-re-gifting/140851/1 "2002-12-06T04:02:29Z")

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I’ve just discovered a new spin on the “re-gifting” debate when I went shopping the other day, and I am wondering if this is a Christmas faux-pas.  
I was shopping at Barnes & Noble when I found this darling gift that I knew a friend of mine would appreciate. I dug through my wallet to see if I had enough cash, and I did. But I also found something else, a $25 gift card from _last Christmas_. I figured that it only contained a few cents and I had just forgotten to throw it away, so I had a cashier check for me. It still had the full amount on it.  
Now, I don’t remember who gave this to me, but I used it to purchase the gift. It was only $10 out of the $25, and I used the other $15 to buy things for me.  
Is this just as bad as re-gifting? Should I feel guilty for using another person’s gift card to purchase a present for a third party?  
The questions are neverending.  
😉  
-foxy

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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-spin-on-re-gifting/140851/2 "2002-12-06T11:27:07Z")

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I don’t happen to think that there’s anything at all wrong with re-gifting (as long as you don’t hurt the feelings of the original giver), so I may not be much help here.

But in this case, it seems even more clear cut. Money is money. You had some that could only be usd at B&N, so you used it there for what you wanted to buy.