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Go_Blue88
11-26-2005, 04:28 AM
What are people's thoughts on this? Do you ever do this?

A couple of years ago I got/did a somewhat creative Christmas gift for a girlfriend and I'm thinking of doing the exact same thing for the one I have now. However, I do feel sort of strange as it seems a lot less personal to do this. Have any of you ever done this?
11-26-2005, 04:30 AM
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/hills/4415/elaine3.jpg

He's a Re-Gifter, Jerry!
craig r
11-26-2005, 04:32 AM
That is not re-gifting. Re-gifting is when you give somebody a present that somebody else gave you. Hence, you never bought a present. The OP is wanting to buy the same thing for this girl that he bought for another girl a few years ago.

craig
captZEEbo1
11-26-2005, 04:35 AM
well you don't tell the girl you are giving the same thing. Did anyone see that Frasier where Martin is gonna give his old wife's wedding ring to Ronnie then ends up buying a used ring with some random inscription on it?
Go_Blue88
11-26-2005, 04:36 AM
hahaha ya, but that's a great seinfeld episode; so i appreciate the reference.
11-26-2005, 04:39 AM
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That is not re-gifting. Re-gifting is when you give somebody a present that somebody else gave you. Hence, you never bought a present. The OP is wanting to buy the same thing for this girl that he bought for another girl a few years ago.

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Thats what I get for reading the title and not the post.
Alobar
11-26-2005, 04:42 AM
as long as there is no danger of this girl finding out that you did the exact same thing for another girl, then go for it.
housenuts
11-26-2005, 05:20 AM
explain the gift...
ZeeJustin
11-26-2005, 05:23 AM
Depends on a lot of factors. More details please...
SeaSiren
11-26-2005, 10:30 AM
there is absolutey nothing logically wrong with your plan or traditional re-gifting........
unless she finds out what you did....because logic will have nothing to do with her response.......
play it safe, don't
utmt40
11-26-2005, 10:40 AM
re-gifting is an American Tradition.
OtisTheMarsupial
11-26-2005, 12:34 PM
If it feels strange to you, don't do it. That feeling will come through in the gift or the gift presentation. She will be able to tell that something is up and will pester you until you confess, then it's way worse than if you just hadn't given her a gift at all.

Don't do it.
Mason Hellmuth
11-26-2005, 12:41 PM
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Thats what I get for reading the title and not the post.

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Go_Blue88
11-26-2005, 03:48 PM
I'm not sure what new details to add. The bottomline: this is the first time that I want to repeat an idea that I already did for another girl; the current one will never find out about this (unless she somehow checks 2+2 OOT which would just be weird). My concern is that it seems less genuine (to me at least) to do this. But I've been thinking about it lately and the entire purpose of a gift is to give someone else some excitement/happiness (and please a girlfriend's friends...always very important), so as long as the gift accomplishes this, I see no problem with it. k good stuff, thanks for the responses.
11-26-2005, 04:23 PM
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11-26-2005, 05:35 PM
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
NutzyClutz
11-27-2005, 10:32 PM
You said it was creative. So do the creative part, and if it feels contrived , forget it.
tonypaladino
11-27-2005, 10:49 PM
If it is something unique and personal, then I would be wary of re-doing the gift unless you are 100% positive that she will never know you gave the same thing to someone else.
gorie
11-27-2005, 11:20 PM
can't you think of something similar, but different/better for this girl ?

the idea of doing/giving the same gift to your current gf as you gave to your ex is a little weird. wouldn't you want to create a separate memory rather than one linked to a past relationship? i am sure she would want that.
Benoit
11-27-2005, 11:39 PM
If you feel sincere doing this, then go ahead, if it makes things feel fake then spend time finding another gift.

Personally I did the same thing for places to go out on dates with my current GF. Things like the idea of going to the zoo or going to the movies for the 2nd but not 1st date just makes dating easier. I try to be original when I can, but being so 24/7 is impossible, I am who I am... Anyways she loved the zoo, but actually later found out that I had gone before, but she was still happy I had taken her.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?