13 gifts to get rid of after the holidays
It is worth thinking a hundred times before giving something like this to friends, relatives and colleagues.
By no means always do we find under the Christmas tree what we have dreamed of secretly or “loudly” throughout the year. About 20 years ago, for the New Year, I was presented with blue mohair leggings – these were in vogue in the mid-90s. The phrase, accidentally dropped in a conversation with parents that classmates wear such creepiness, was taken as a signal for action.
Or my colleague Mikhail, who every year receives another porcelain bear as a gift (this is so original: a bear for Misha), and for all the holidays – the New Year, and February 23rd, and his birthday.
Yes, probably everyone has a story about an unsuccessful gift in stock. Unsurprisingly, after the holidays, many people get rid of presents on free classifieds sites.
Well, are not you zazhralis, the average resident of our country will be outraged. A certain Lala in February of this year gave away … the seventh iPhone practically for nothing. It turned out that she was given two phones at once for the New Year. Well, do not salt them.
The girl sold another iPhone 7 because of the color of the case. I wanted gold, but the young man gave me a black one. How could he!
Moskvich Dmitry put up for sale a very strange hat with a Christmas tree. Not every child agrees to wear this, let alone an adult man. “Selling a new hat. Presented for the New Year. Unisex, ”writes the seller, who did not even remove the tag from the gift. Dmitry asked for a hat for 299 rubles less than the original price. And, judging by the fact that the ad was removed from publication, and a buyer was found for such a product.
I didn’t like it – Dmitry from Moscow, for this reason, put up for sale a new Deep Ocean flannel shirt – “very soft and warm, made of very dense fabric”. Dmitry requested 1700 rubles for a shirt made in China.
And Svetlana admitted that she bought a wonderful blue shirt for her son-in-law, and he took it and lost weight. Now the shirt hangs on him like on a hanger, he had to sell it.
In stores, underwear is not subject to exchange and return. But why not trade in cowards at Avito? For example, Elena from Novosibirsk did not fit a set of cotton underwear: 7 bras and the same amount of matching panties for a measly 700 rubles.
The Petersburg woman Valeria, perhaps, would be glad to have a whole package of diapers for her little son – such a gift was made to the boy by his relatives. But … “We have grown out of this size,” Mom admits. “The box is complete, 86 panties, size 3, from 6 to 11 kg.”
They decided to sell a new stroller for dolls – “winter-summer, comfortable, bright, practical”, because the relatives, without saying a word, presented the child with two absolutely identical ones.
Huge plush toys, dust collectors – the main in the ranking of gifts that infuriate parents. Usually kids are given bears, but here they distinguished themselves and presented a healthy unicorn.
“Relatives gave the child for the New Year, but there is nowhere to store it, the toy is in perfect condition, it wasn’t played,” explains another mom in an advertisement for the sale of a plush unicorn. And, judging by the photo, this toy is several times larger than the size of the child for whom it was intended, and occupies a bed that is not small in size almost completely. The choice is really small: either a mother with her son, or a unicorn.
Jewelry, as it turned out, is also not the best option for a gift. Especially when you don’t know the preferences of the person being gifted.
A silver bracelet of large weaving 925 test, presented for the New Year to Anastasia from Izhevsk, is looking for a new mistress. He turned out to be small for the girl. Ivan from St. Petersburg received an original Guess watch as a gift, but the young man, according to him, did not fit the style.
“I am selling a wonderful suspension. Sterling Silver. The tag and seal have not been removed. My husband gave it for the New Year, but he missed a little and did not get into my “Wishlist”, – complained Maria from Saratov. – Selling at the same price as on the tag. In a beautiful, stylish package. “
But Anna’s friends, apparently, made a small foray into the store of the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg. The girl put up two sets for sale at once: a tea set for six persons and a coffee set for four. “Obsalyutno (spelling of the author is preserved) new, presented for the New Year. I sell it as unnecessary, ”the girl writes on Avito.
There are absolutely curious gifts. A Muscovite offers to buy a pair of tea with Gzhel painting. “The mugs are new. They gave us a gift, but there are already several named mugs. Selling as unnecessary. Names: Ekaterina and Dmitry. Price RUB 250 apiece, ”writes a girl who for some reason is called Anastasia.
Ivan decided to part with the laptop, which his parents gave him to study at the university. Here already the size is not guessed.
“It lay from December to August in a box, in September I entered the programmer’s job and realized that the laptop was not suitable for me. A 15-inch laptop barely fits into a briefcase, and you have to carry it around every day, ”the student explained. Complete with an unsuccessful gift, he gave away a cooling pad and a cover.
Robot vacuum cleaners and other gadgets
Among other gifts that people are in a hurry to get rid of: robotic vacuum cleaners, irons, blenders, juicers, e-books.
Irina from Kaliningrad decided to sell her husband’s present – a razor with a trimmer.
“Friends gave my spouse for the New Year, but he does not like electric razors, and he lies there. It has never been used. Can be washed with water, dry and wet shaving. The new one costs 8 thousand, I will give it for 5 and without bargaining. I am ready to exchange for iPhone, iPad or AirPods (original), ”the woman writes.