The economic case for regifting
Despite its pleasures, gift giving can be problematic.
A recipient wants items A and B (say, a hat and gloves) yet receives items C and D (say, a scarf and mittens). Another recipient wants C and D, yet receives A and B. The
The
Getting stuck with gifts we do not want is no small problem. Consider that the National Retail Federation calculated that the average holiday-season
Why can’t more gifts be passed along to people who
Our research with Francis J. Flynn, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, suggests the shame associated with regifting is largely
We conducted a study in which we asked people to imagine themselves either as a ”giver,” who gives someone a gift card and later
Next, we tried to shed light on just how serious the perceived offense is. We asked two group —again givers and regifters—to
Finally, given that the feared offense looks more imagined than real, we turned our attention to how people might be
For this part of our research, we invited to our lab at Stanford people who had recently received presents and divided the people into two groups. When we gave the first group an opportunity to
When we gave the second group the same opportunity, we added that it was ‘“National Regifting Day,” a real
Everyone has received bad gifts in their lives, and we generally accept that we will receive more in the future. Yet for some reason, we believe that we give only good gifts.
Our research offers a simple solution to the problem of
A.result | B.cycle. | C.trick | D.solution |
A.cause | B.psychology | C.science. | D.theory |
A.feelings | B.ideas | C.trick. | D.evaluations |
A.citizen | B.retailer | C.shopper | D.foreigner |
A.refuse | B.appreciate | C.envy | D.collect |
A.perceived | B.ignored | C.unjustified | D.immeasurable |
A.learns | B.suspects | C.complains | D.imagines |
A.praised | B.hurt | C.hateful | D.grateful |
A.motto | B.code | C.principle | D.attitude |
A.replace | B.connect | C.compare | D.exchange |
A.desperately | B.voluntarily | C.responsibly | D.wrongly |
A.encouraged | B.pushed | C.challenged | D.forced |
A.hide | B.sell | C.regift | D.decline |
A.ceremony | B.celebration | C.day | D.event |
A.unpopular | B.unwanted | C.expensive | D.meaningless |
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