Results: Re-Gifting
1.
1.
Do you re-gift items you receive and don't like/won't use? Yes
50%
•
700 votes
No
50%
•
690 votes
2.
2.
Do you feel this is a good way to recycle? Yes
69%
•
962 votes
No
31%
•
428 votes
3.
3.
What types of items do you re-gift? Clothing
25%
•
354 votes
Books
29%
•
406 votes
Movies/DVD's/CD's/Video Games
28%
•
396 votes
Housewares
34%
•
467 votes
Food
11%
•
154 votes
N/A
42%
•
584 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
•
37 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.13% | 3 | |
| jewelry | 0.08% | 2 |
| giftcards | 0.08% | 2 |
| anything that i already have | 0.04% | 1 |
| knick-knacks | 0.04% | 1 |
| decorative items | 0.04% | 1 |
| candles, knickknacks,etc. | 0.04% | 1 |
| soaps | 0.04% | 1 |
| home decor | 0.04% | 1 |
| anything i don't like | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't re-gift, that's not nice. | 0.04% | 1 |
| various gift items | 0.04% | 1 |
| perfume | 0.04% | 1 |
| candles/nice bath lotions or shower gels | 0.04% | 1 |
| never get gifts | 0.04% | 1 |
| alcohol | 0.04% | 1 |
| accessories; knickknacks | 0.04% | 1 |
| stuffed animals | 0.04% | 1 |
| candles, colognes, knick knacks | 0.04% | 1 |
| any thing i don't want. | 0.04% | 1 |
| knickknacks | 0.04% | 1 |
| gift cards | 0.04% | 1 |
| giftcards to places i don't shop/eat | 0.04% | 1 |
| different things | 0.04% | 1 |
| kids toys | 0.04% | 1 |
| bath soap | 0.04% | 1 |
| anything! | 0.04% | 1 |
| various others | 0.04% | 1 |
| re-gifting is tacky.... | 0.04% | 1 |
| booze | 0.04% | 1 |
| anything at all | 0.04% | 1 |
| toys | 0.04% | 1 |
| cheap jewelry | 0.04% | 1 |
4.
4.
Who do you give these gifts to? Family
17%
•
236 votes
Friends
26%
•
363 votes
Teacher
4%
•
53 votes
Neighbours
5%
•
74 votes
Letter Carrier
1%
•
18 votes
N/A
43%
•
593 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
•
53 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| all of the above | 0.43% | 6 |
| depends on the gift | 0.14% | 2 |
| freecycle | 0.14% | 2 |
| any one who wants | 0.07% | 1 |
| other people | 0.07% | 1 |
| i donate them | 0.07% | 1 |
| clients | 0.07% | 1 |
| anybody i a | 0.07% | 1 |
| family, friends, neighbours | 0.07% | 1 |
| donate them to charitable organizations to sell or auction for fundraising | 0.07% | 1 |
| anyone outside the original gift givers network | 0.07% | 1 |
| anyone who may need them | 0.07% | 1 |
| whoever | 0.07% | 1 |
| goodwill | 0.07% | 1 |
| gift exchanges | 0.07% | 1 |
| anyone that might like them. | 0.07% | 1 |
| all of the above except letter carrier | 0.07% | 1 |
| i keep them. | 0.07% | 1 |
| coworker | 0.07% | 1 |
| church | 0.07% | 1 |
| any one who needs a ift given to them | 0.07% | 1 |
| local senior center | 0.07% | 1 |
| all the above! | 0.07% | 1 |
| daughters friends | 0.07% | 1 |
| yankee swap | 0.07% | 1 |
| if it's appropriate, i might donate it to goodwill. | 0.07% | 1 |
| whoever i think would like them best | 0.07% | 1 |
| 0.07% | 1 | |
| co-workers | 0.07% | 1 |
| depends | 0.07% | 1 |
| will donate to charity if no friends want it | 0.07% | 1 |
| anyone who i think will really and truly like the item. | 0.07% | 1 |
| anyone | 0.07% | 1 |
| whoever wants them or has mentioned they would like them. | 0.07% | 1 |
| service providers | 0.07% | 1 |
| i give to good will. | 0.07% | 1 |
| ood bank, salvation army | 0.07% | 1 |
| whoever it fits best with | 0.07% | 1 |
| people who do not the original gift giver... | 0.07% | 1 |
| who ever ithink would like it | 0.07% | 1 |
| most of the above | 0.07% | 1 |
| anybody | 0.07% | 1 |
| salvation army | 0.07% | 1 |
| kids | 0.07% | 1 |
| anyone i think may like them | 0.07% | 1 |
| friends, neighbors, etc anyone who i think could use it | 0.07% | 1 |
5.
5.
How often would you say you re-gift items? About a quarter of the time
36%
•
501 votes
Half of the time
8%
•
113 votes
Almost all of the time
6%
•
83 votes
N/A
45%
•
627 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
•
66 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| rarely | 0.86% | 12 |
| not often | 0.36% | 5 |
| not very often | 0.22% | 3 |
| 5% | 0.22% | 3 |
| 0.22% | 3 | |
| hardly ever | 0.22% | 3 |
| only once. | 0.14% | 2 |
| almost never | 0.14% | 2 |
| once in a while | 0.14% | 2 |
| occasionally | 0.14% | 2 |
| less than a quarter | 0.14% | 2 |
| christmas/bdays | 0.07% | 1 |
| once in a long while if i know the person would like it. | 0.07% | 1 |
| not much | 0.07% | 1 |
| any time i don't want. | 0.07% | 1 |
| seldom | 0.07% | 1 |
| whenever someone needs something | 0.07% | 1 |
| rarely but if i get something that i really won 't use, best to give it to someone who will | 0.07% | 1 |
| not a lot | 0.07% | 1 |
| less | 0.07% | 1 |
| never | 0.07% | 1 |
| 1/10th of the time. | 0.07% | 1 |
| 10% | 0.07% | 1 |
| depends on how often i receive something i don't care for | 0.07% | 1 |
| rarely, but have done it in the past when i did not need it. | 0.07% | 1 |
| whenever i need to | 0.07% | 1 |
| once a few years | 0.07% | 1 |
| very seldom get anything to regift | 0.07% | 1 |
| not often with new items, but my friends and i pass on good used items when finished with them very often | 0.07% | 1 |
| as little as possible, but i do from time to time | 0.07% | 1 |
| very little | 0.07% | 1 |
| once in a while not that often | 0.07% | 1 |
| 10% of the time | 0.07% | 1 |
| only when i have something that will be good for that person. and i write "regift" on it. usually it's in addition to a regular gift. | 0.07% | 1 |
| only if i don't like it. not very often | 0.07% | 1 |
| i've only done it a few times | 0.07% | 1 |
| less then a quarter but sometimes | 0.07% | 1 |
| whenever i don't like something and i have somebody i can give it to | 0.07% | 1 |
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