How do I handle ugly baby gifts?
How do you handle ugly gifts, things you would never, every buy for yourself. The people giving them to me are very close and will see the baby and my home often.
Help!!!
I’ve been waiting for this pregnancy for many years and just have my heart set of how everything will look just so – I really don’t know how to handle this situation.
Say thank you and bring the gift out when they come to visit. It’s a gift, you should try to be grateful. It may be hard, but there’s not really anything else you can do in that situation unless you want to seem rude.
You be grateful and gracious and kind. You say “thank you” and tuck it away. Whether its beautiful or ugly, it was given in love and your only obligation is to accept it graciously. If you don’t like it for everyday use, then store it in a tote and pull it out only when the gifter comes around.
Remember its the thought that counts in the long end. Be grateful that these people went out and took the time and money to buy a gift in the first place………Be gracious and say thank you…
Keep everything. You’ll use it eventually.
Be grateful, first of all.
Second of all, there’s always Ebay. Sell your new stuff there. And if people ask where the stuff is, just say:
It was too ugly for me, too ugly for my home, and too ugly for my baby. So naturally, I sold it.
And well, however they react is up to them.
You smile and thank the people. Keep in mind that people are spending their own money for your baby, so you should be appreciative of it. Just say thank you… wait until the baby gets here, put the outfit on, or whatever it is, snap a pic, show it to the person who gave it to you that way they think your using it and move on. Honestly I never even remember what I buy for people. But always remember to be thankful for it, even if you don’t like it. That’s where the phrase “it’s the thought that counts” comes in.
Well thats a tough one, i got some terrible gifts, but i was gratefull to get gifts,, Just put them up in nusery for a month then take them away slowley so no one notices,, Or tell people you have out them in a special box as you dont wany them getting broken, damaged. faded so you can show the baby when he is older what he got as a newborn baby,,
Only dress the baby up in them when the people come over. Then on other days, hide it at the bottom of the baby’s drawer. j/k about hiding it.
But whatever you do, accept them with a smile on your face. You don’t want to seem like an ungrateful person. Unless you don’t care, then tell them what you really think about the gifts.
As you’ve discovered, when having a baby, NOTHING will always go as planned! Family and friends and strangers will always be butting in. Accept the gifts graciously, if they are nice enough to give you a receipt you can take them back, or if not, just use the gifts (like clothes or a particular piece of decor) only when they come by to visit. After about 3 visits you can just put it away because they will have seen that you ‘use it’ and will not have feelings hurt.
If you can get the guts up, ask them if they wouldn’t mind telling you where they bought it so you can exchange it.
If you don’t want to do that, then just dress the baby in it/place the item in their room whenever they come around to visit, and at other times hide it in the cupboard.
If you seriously don’t like it and it’s something like a pram or cot which you can’t hide, just thank them but make it clear that you already had something in mind. They won’t be offended.
im sure you can be creative. Accidentally ruin it. The dog ate it. My husband thought it was a shoprag. Then figure out where it came from and return it or exchange it. We got Waterford crystal as wedding gifts. We are frigg in backwoods people. With children and big dogs. Yes it was beautiful, we appreciated it, but we politely wrote our thank-yous and returned it to Macy’s for things we will actually use (nice down bedding!)
sometimes people give gifts thats not exactly your taste. i just make the best of it, i mean they did go out of their way to be nice. if its clothes i dont really like i still let her wear it, either around the house or if we’re seeing that person ill let her wear it…it will make them smile seeing your baby wear their gift. toys and such… let your baby play with it, as long as they can have some fun with it thats all that really matters.
I’ve had a few items given to us that I would’t use. Still, though, I say thank you and I do appreciate the time and thought people put into them.
The ones I don’t particularly care about I put up in his closet or in our storage room. That way, if need be, I can pull them out if “so and so” is coming to visit and I don’t offend them by saying “Well, we didn’t use it so we gave it away.”
Say thank you.
Send a thank you note. And since they will come by often then you just keep most of the things and only bring them out for when they are over.
But if there is an outfit that is just too ugly to handle, then you can always say “Sadly the baby had a bad diaper explosion in it and we had to throw it away” if they do ask about it.
I would maybe ask them if they wouldn’t mind you exchanging the gift for something else. They should understand, and it’s surprising they didn’t give you the receipt with the present. If they are close friends they should know what you like, and should understand if you want something different.
Do you mean ugly baby clothes? Those are kind of hard to find. lol Baby clothes are so adorable!
Anyway, just say thanks and do what you want with the gifts.
If you think they will notice if the gift is not in your home, then keep it and put it out when you know they are coming over. After they leave, tuck it in the closet. If you know they will never know, then donate it to charity. I donated like 2-3 shopping bags of gifts before I had my daughter and regifted a few others!
If it is clothes, blankets, other small items
Then say a gracious thank you, tuck it away, and bring it out occasionally when they visit.
If its furniture, then its trickier.
You may have to have a tactful discussion with them explaining your gratitude for the gift, however you already had so-and-so crib picked out, or you weren’t planning on using a changing table because the nursery is a bit small, or whatever the excuse maybe.
Say “Thank You” with a genuine smile. Write the thank you note, mentioning the person’s generosity or thoughtfulness.
After the party is over, you can decide when and what to use as time goes by. That’s what closets are about. New parents just can’t envision using all sorts of things when the little bundle of joy arrives. As the child grows, you may just be amazed that such a thing as “that gift” would come in handy. By then you really don’t care what color it is – you’re just glad it was there to use.
If you get through the first year without having put an item to regular use, feel free to donate it to an organization seeking baby items.
If your really close to these people, they will understand that you don’t like the gifts. You could say something like “brown really isn’t his/her color” and suggest you exchange it. I know they may not take it well, but if it were me i’d be much more offended by my gift not getting use and my money going to waste rather than my gift being exchanged.
Be thankful.
They are a gift … because you didn’t spend money on them, nor are entitled to them, there really isn’t a need to be upset.
I bought most of the things I had my heart set on.
well just put it on your baby once when you know they are coming and that’s it. if they ask how come you haven’t put it again, say that it doesn’t fit.