Do not exchange that xmas gift, instead..

Charli

Charli

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SELL IT!! Okay, before you run off to the mall or wherever to exchange that
horrid gift someone in your family gave to you, I suggest you sell that item
on Craigslist or Ebay, it's pure profit, baby. Someone recently asked me how I
made $2k on Ebay and believe it or not, I sold most of those horrid xmas gifts
from last Christmas on Ebay.

Sweaters, scrafs, etc., anything and everything I didn't like, BAM, listed it and
sold that puppy. So before you go off and exchange it for something you do like,
remember, it's sheer profit to sell it.

Now, before some of you get bent on the, "spirit behind the gift" sort of thing,
which would you rather have, a new Oktava or clothes in the closet.

I bought an Oktava. Merry Christmas to me...
 
Good idea! Less chance of running into the gift-giver at the store too!

Of course, depending on the item, you might have better luck exchanging it in-store for something else, and then selling that item on eBay.
 
I just rewrap them and give them to somebody next year and pocket that savings, instead of driving to the post office and burning the gas. Recycle it ;)
 
what if you are given a t-shirt with your name spelt the only way you want to be spelt (embroidered too) and no-one else has that name? Who is going to want that?
 
which would you rather have, a new Oktava or clothes in the closet.
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Well for some of us, including myself, have to pay rent on top of other bills that take a huge chunk out of our wallets and can't always buy extra clothes. So to answer your question, I'd rather have clothes in the closet. Although, a nice crystal motor for my camera sounds nice though. :)
 
I hesitate to insult the people who view craigslist and ebay, by suggesting they'd want some of the awful crap we got for Christmas, this year...

...I mean, sometimes you just want to grab your relatives by the ears and shake them and demand to know who the #^@( do you think we are?!
 
iSTy said:
what if you are given a t-shirt with your name spelt the only way you want to be spelt (embroidered too) and no-one else has that name? Who is going to want that?
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Your evil twin in a parallel universe.

Although the electricity costs to open the trans-dimensional wormhole would probably eat up the profit you'd make by selling your evil twin the embroidered t-shirt.

Unless it's a *really* nice embroidered t-shirt.
 
Sad Max said:
Your evil twin in a parallel universe.
Although the electricity costs to open the trans-dimensional wormhole would probably eat up the profit you'd make by selling your evil twin the embroidered t-shirt.
Unless it's a *really* nice embroidered t-shirt.
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Unless of course it's the nice twin in a parallel universe ;) mwahahaha
 
Charli is right, it's better to turn the gifts into something that can be used rather than just have the stuff sit in a closet. But if you don't want to sell the gifts, here's another option. Give those unwanted gifts to someone less fortunate. There are plenty of women and men (in your area) who need a little love right now (the holidays are hard - and cold) and I'm sure they'd really appreciate that ugly sweater you got. :)

Whether your charity interest is AIDS, victims of domestic violence, orphans, or the homeless, there are local organizations who can help you get your gifts into the right hands. Just contact your local social services office, homeless shelter, or Red Cross, and tell them what you want to do. Or just go up to a homeless person and give them your gift. It's free, easy, and feels good too.

If you do sell the items, consider donating some of the money. The gifts were free so you won't lose anything.
 
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Trust me, the crapola we got this year, wouldn't even have value to the most destitute person living on the street. I'd feel embarrassed offering it to them.
 
Trust me, the crapola we got this year, wouldn't even have value to the most destitute person living on the street. I'd feel embarrassed offering it to them.
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LMAO

:grin:
 
Sad Max said:
Trust me, the crapola we got this year, wouldn't even have value to the most destitute person living on the street. I'd feel embarrassed offering it to them.
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You'd be surprised what a kind "gesture" can do to a persons hope.

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Oh, I am definitely sure that I would be embarassed, to offer a street person a small gyrating plastic Santa Claus that scratchily mumbles out some sampled-at-one-tenth-bit-per-second Christmas tune (sounds like 'Jingle Bell Rock,' in Mandarin; hard to be sure), or a slightly larger plastic robot Santa that climbs up a gold bead-chain (with deafening whirring and clashing and clanking of motors and gears) three feet to the top, then whinnies HoHoHo, then grinds and bumps and clatters its way back down, or a plastic dinner plate painted with ugly-ass olives and turnips, with a hole drilled through it and a cheap plastic clock movement glued to the back...

...hell, given the number of street people in Santa Monica who are obvious alkies, it would be downright cruel to confront them with this kind of stuff. They'd probably think they were having an attack of the DTs...

And, no violins, please. To me, this isn't sad; it's laughable. Annoying, but still laughable.
 
Sad Max said:
Oh, I am definitely sure that I would be embarassed, to offer a street person a small gyrating plastic Santa Claus that scratchily mumbles out some sampled-at-one-tenth-bit-per-second Christmas tune (sounds like 'Jingle Bell Rock,' in Mandarin; hard to be sure), ...
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Gyrating santa? LOL :) Who wouldn't want an obese man gyrating and singing? ...Other than Mrs. Claus. What were your friends/family thinking when they gave you that stuff? Is it possible you were the victim of re-gifting?


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And, no violins, please. To me, this isn't sad; it's laughable. Annoying, but still laughable.
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Sorry, the violin smilie was not for you. (You already have a gyrating Santa, what do you need with a fiddle playing smilie?) His pitty serenade was meant to mock my "hope" comment and how cheesy it was. I was making fun of myself, but obviously failed. ...I blame the smilie.
 
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You guys are a trip. You would be amazed at what people would buy on Craigslist.
Someone gave me this glass container, cost about $20 at Costco I think, and
for a 5 gallon jug, I didn't know what to do with it. I then put it up on Craigslist
as a Tequila party jug and some gal bought it for $15.

I mean, dang, it was crap, but I learned a valuable lesson, my junk IS worth
something. So even if you have your unique name spelled on a shirt - you market
that shirt as, "logo t-shirt after our new hip-hop band" - be creative.

I also agree with PK, I've given away most of my every day clothes to the
housekeepers here at the hotel and I get a kick seeing them wear my old
shirts to work.

I be it each of you look hard enough in your closet, you'll find at least 3 items
worth selling and yes, some stuff, even the poor wouldn't want, so sell it abroad!
 
PK Gillock said:
Gyrating santa? LOL :) Who wouldn't want an obese man gyrating and singing?
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You make a good point...there's this club over in West Hollywood...

PK Gillock said:
What were your friends/family thinking when they gave you that stuff?
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My bet is, something along the lines of wow, the 99-cent store at eight p.m. on December 23, is da bomb...

PK Gillock said:
You already have a gyrating Santa, what do you need with a fiddle playing smilie?
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True enough. If I someday discover a hole in my life, in the shape of a gyrating robot Santa, I'll have just the item on hand to plug it with.

PK Gillock said:
I blame the smilie.
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We should all blame the smilie. If Mel Gibson and Michael Richards had only thought to blame the smilie, they wouldn't be in such hot water, right now...

:smile:
 
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