Don’t you wish you actually got something you liked?  Well, there is a better way my friend  The answer is Gift Baskets.

In this day and age we’re lucky if we get a fruit cake, don’t count on getting gift baskets.  I will give you some ideas of what to do with those unwanted gifts.

Anyone has been given a gift that is not the most desired gift.  You can give it to charity, or post it on www.freecycle.com where everything donated is free to users.  You may bury the horrible gift in a box where you may never run into it again.  Whatever you do please do not dispose of the item.

Then, there is re-gifting, a risky and often unsavory practice.  Regifting is never a acceptable custom.  Especially if the individual that gave you the gift finds out.  There are a number of ways to put the gift to use, without the awkward and deliberate re-wrapping and passing of the gift.

1.  Make a special gift box.  Make sure that you put a post-it note on the item, and secure it with tape telling whom the item is from.

2. Items that you cannot use, or you have duplicates of, all get put together in the same box.

3. It is wise to categorize all the items and place them together.

4. Try to give multiples of a like item.  Let’s say movies.  Take the movies, and place them in a gift bag with a bow. Include candies, chocolate, or whatever else you want to make the gift go further.  If you are giving the movies to an adult or family, try upping the gift with a nice bottle of wine.  The goal is to avoid spending too much, but make a nice gift.  Make sure that you are not giving the gift back to the individual you originally received it from.

Now you know what to do with all those unwanted hunks of utter shiznittle you have gathered through the years.

If you want to end the nightmare of looking for the right gift consider giving a Gift Basket.  They have plenty of them at Nectar of Life Coffee.