Regifting is truly the gift that keeps on giving; Mostly, because you hate the gift, so you gift it to someone else. Whether they may hate it does not necessarily apply to you. However, there are rules to regifting that must be followed to ensure that you do not become a social leper to your friends and family.

To pull off the regift, you must swear yourself to secrecy and try not to crack a smile when they open it and are actually excited. Do not spill the beans over spiked eggnog to your co-worker or everyone will think you are cheap, even if you never used the present. If it is too hideous to even be regifted, be kind this holiday and drop it off at Goodwill.

• If you have used it, it cannot be regifted; that is just tacky. Especially if it is anything bathroom related. If you threw away the box, but never used the gift, then find some new packaging and pretend it was never opened.



• Do not regift it to the person who gave it to you, no matter how much time has passed, nor gift it to anyone who if related to or friends with that person. In some odd occurrence, they will see it and when they find out it was from you, they will be pissed.



• If you bought a gift for your old fling, but you broke up before you could give it to her, it is not completely atrocious to give it to your new girl. The key is to never mention that it was not purchased with her in mind. If anyone of your friends knows that it wasn't intended for her initially, be careful with this regift strategy.



• The best and most appropriate situation to regift in is for a holiday work gift exchange or to your loved one's family members. In both of these scenarios, the chances of anyone knowing it is not new are slim and you can earn extra brownie points at work and/or at home. If you regift correctly, this holiday season can save you time, money and the pain of having to think.