It's almost a universal truth that nearly everyone on this planet has, at some point, become the unwitting recipient of a once-rejected, now-repackaged, ultimately useless gift. 

 

As long as gifting remains a decluttering strategy or an obligation checklist than true generosity, these souvenirs of uselessness will start afresh with new recipients, casting shadows of doubt on their self worth, and triggering an agonising question - why me?!

 

Now, let’s look at some of these nomadic gifts that have changed more hands than a well worn currency.

 

Desk Planner from 2018
The ultimate, untouched guide to planning your past.
 

Spoil on Canvas
A mass produced painting of insignificance that even dust refuses to settle on.
 

Corporate Branded Hooded Jacket
Wear the shame the original owner wouldn’t.
 

Wine Opener Set​
Perfect for a teetotaller to uncork irony.
 

Imported Plug-and-Pray Rice Cooker:
Because rice is a universal delight, and so are incompatible plugs and voltage.
 

Generic Unscented White Candles
The olfactory equivalent of white noise, loved by someone, somewhere, probably.
 

USB (Unveiling Someone’s Blankness) Drive
Reformatted USB drive with a questionable past and storage. 
 

Plastic Fruit Bowl
Well… at least it’ll remain ‘forever fresh’.
 

Business Class Booty
Air Travel Kit from the perpetually airborne friend to his perpetually grounded friend. 
 

Corporate Collectibles
Stationery liberated from office or forgettable conferences.
 

Fridge Magnets/Coasters
From a land neither of you have visited.
 

The Past Present
What you gifted last Christmas has now boomeranged back into your grasp.