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Is regifting taboo? How to do it right this holiday season

Someone holds a stack of holiday gifts. (Liliya Krueger)
Someone holds a stack of holiday gifts. (Liliya Krueger)

As the pressure to find the perfect holiday present for your loved ones mounts, you may be considering repurposing something that someone else gave you as a new and shiny gift. But is regifting a rude thing to do?

Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for the Washington Post, says no, as long as you follow some rules of etiquette. She shares those with Peter O’Dowd.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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