It is approaching a month since Christmas, and if you haven't returned some of your gifts, I would recommended returning them while stores are still accepting things without a receipt. Some stores stop accepting gifts about a month after Christmas. We haven't quite gotten there yet, but it is fast approaching when it may be quite a bit harder to return some of the items you know you will never use, or at least not enough to get your money's worth from them.
As you do return gifts however, I would be cautious and use gift returning etiquette. If there is a gift tag on the item, chances are the person who purchased it for you, wasn't sure if it was something that you would like or who knew the styles were rapidly changing. If this is the case, I wouldn't worry too much about offending the person who bought it for you. They may have been expecting you to return it to the store.
If there is no gift receipt or gift tag, but you just really don't like the item, or the style of the item, but you know that your friend or family member spent a lot of time picking something out for you, you should let them know before you return the item. They may want to go with you so that they feel a part of the process of choosing something new. They may just want to know that it wasn't quite your style of the item but that you are going to try to find something similar to exchange for the item that may fit your style a little better. This will help to keep you from hurting their feelings while at the same time getting something that may fit your personality and style better so that you can use the gift item instead of letting it sit on a shelf for days or even years.
If for some reason, some of the gifts you received were for a wedding or even a baby shower that you never ended up having, no matter how hard it is, you should return the gifts to the person who gave them to you with a small thank you note for thinking of you and buying you a gift. You may also have duplicate gifts at events such as this. It is ok to return the duplicate item. No one expects you to keep two red blenders because they were both gifts. Extra money during a wedding or new baby is always a help and people are likely to not get offended. If you do have a particular friend that you know will get offended if you return his or her gift, maybe you could return the "other" duplicate of the item, so that you can honestly tell the person that you did not return his/her gift.
Remember as well that other people may have received gifts that they don't particularly love. A lot of times you can read this expression on their face, but sometimes it is a little harder. If you know for sure someone may not love a gift you got them, you could see if they would like to trade gifts with you or with someone else in the room who seems to have a gift that they don't particularly love either. Most people will not get offended. They would rather you have a gift that you can appreciate than to spend money to have a gift sit on the shelf or in a dusty corner of your home.
Like I said above however, if you do have gifts that you just need to return to the store, make sure to do it soon. Christmas is getting farther and farther away everyday, so the sooner you return Christmas gifts, the more that stores will be willing to work with you on them, especially if you have no receipts.
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