Another variant introduced in Seinfeld is degifting (see Indian giver), which refers to the act of demanding a gift back from the receiver.
However, if the host suggests a spending limit for the party, it is generally poor etiquette to regift in lieu of making a purchase.
[9] Burçak Ertimur, one of the investigators in the study, and a professor of marketing at FDU, said “The popularity of regifting is driven by many things for different people.
[10] Regifting has recently become more acceptable when it was adopted by environmentally and budgetary conscious people that encourage the green gifting concept.
[11] In the US, National Regifting Day is December 18, created by a debt-counselling group called Money Management International.