Gifting it forward: Is regifting finally acceptable?

Once the source of mockery, secondhand gifting has became far more socially acceptable in recent years. However, the practice isn’t without it’s detractors. Kate Demolder spoke to those in the know.
Picture: Olena Bohovyk / Pexels

Picture: Olena Bohovyk / Pexels

In a 2016 Saturday Night Live music video skit titled ‘The Christmas Candle,’ Emma Stone, the night’s host, sang a ballad alongside cast members about a peach-scented candle that ultimately passes through the hands of all womankind. How does this happen? 

The candle keeps on getting regifted. 

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