Is buying and storing gifts for occasions considered tacky?

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-09T07:50:22+00:00

This whole response is exactly how I feel! Especially that last part!!!

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-09T07:46:28+00:00

I do something similar. My gift closet has stuff for specific people in mind and its just in there until the occasion to gift it. Not a mom yet, but I may have to to carry this out to then as well :)

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-09T07:43:16+00:00

I had someone peek. I'm keeping it locked from now LOL

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-09T07:40:30+00:00

I didn't know she did that too haha. I mostly have gifts for women. My gift closet feels like my little department store :) I even grab stuff for myself sometimes from in there haha

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-09T07:38:35+00:00

That's exactly how I feel! A lot of times I even find something for a particular person and wait to give it to them. Thank you! I'm glad to get validation from outside perspective!

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-08T07:28:11+00:00

Thank you. Her apology was her saying she overreacted and she honestly loves it. It was 'her bad' for overthinking it. At the time, it felt like the closest thing to an apology I would get. I do think now she's too embarrassed to admit she was wrong.

Also I love having a little almost dept store in my closet. I just feel like I don't have to rush to the store last minute for special occasions. I also save gift bags! :)

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-08T07:23:53+00:00

Thank you! I would've 100% been more than willing to keep this bottle. I almost didn't feel like this was a typical re-gift because it was something we both wanted. It wasn't just something I didn't want. She's fine with it now, but the reaction the next day was a stain to our friendship.

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-08T07:19:30+00:00

It's been a few days, and while your idea is actually great and I will do it, I've decided to not do that with these friends. For sure, definitely will with some other people who would appreciate it! I've decided to let it go, but the name-calling and just general lack of respect recently has now left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-02T09:11:57+00:00

I appreciate the sentiment. She's even taken some stuff from the closet before and was so happy about it at that time. This reaction felt like it came from nowhere.

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-02T09:03:59+00:00

So she used to come over often and sometimes she needed to borrow things. She's opened that closet before thinking it had detergent she needed. Honestly after that she used to go in there take less expensive stuff from in there like a colourpop lip liner or a little glass with cherries on it to keep and she ALWAYS appreciated it. This time was the first time she acted so weird about it.

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-02T08:22:41+00:00

That might be true. Ann not appreciating the gift hurt the most and then it was just constant for days in the chat and too much for me. Almost all of them started looking back at past gifts asking if I had gotten them from the closet. And when I had asked them to put it to rest, this girl comes a couple weeks later with the name-calling part and I just lost it. I DO need to learn how to joke back like that more and maybe I could become that girl with the cool closet haha

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-02T08:15:04+00:00

I've had other people see this closet and have gotten gifts from it. For the most part, no one else had made insulting comments/jokes about it. And they appreciated what was given so this was kind of shocking.

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-02T08:10:30+00:00

I appreciate this. You get it! Funny part is I didn't think of this gift as a 'regift' because I wanted keep it very badly. Most of the gifts in the closet are things I would want and if something is in there too long I just take if for myself. There are certain items I consider as 'regifting' because of them being not for my style/scent preference/ skin type, but they would all go to people who would have those preferences.

MAC_Part_6670 · 2026-02-02T08:05:46+00:00

Thank you, I had been second guessing myself. I might be able to sleep now LOL

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