Regift This E mail

The subject of Christmas regifting is back again in the media. So you are getting either an E mail about regifting or a regifted E mail. Anyway, I read an article today about the growing practice of taking a gift that has been received and giving it to somebody else. Several rules of etiquette are proposed in the media regarding regifting. They include rewrapping the gift, not using the gift before regifting it and not giving the gift back to the original gift-giver. But most of the time people just want to get rid of a hideous gift someone else gave them. (I know My E mail is hideous, so you may regift it to those you hate)
But the article I read said that a consumer survey indicated that the majority of people regift because they perceive the gift will be appreciated by the receiver, and they do not find regifting rude. A second reason they say they regift is to save money. It sounds fair to me if it is done properly. In fact, there is even a regifting web site for you to go to in order to do it properly. It's at www.regiftable.com
If you go there you can read of hints for regifting as well as see a forum for reading, posting and rating regifting horror stories. I guess I should now ask you if you have ever regifted. Consider it done. What have you regifted and to whom....family, friends or acquaintances?
I don't think I ever have, but think that if it is done correctly it may even be a good thing, a sort of recycling. In this age of environmental fanaticism some people even say we have an ethical obligation not to be wasteful. (Hmmmmmmm But then why don't those people just donate to a charity the bad gift they received and buy new gifts for their recipients?)
There is general agreement that some things should never be regifted: outdated appliances, obscure books, CDs and DVDs, fruitcake. (Poor fruitcake. It is slandered too much. I like it so give me your used one if you wish). It's an interesting topic. In a recent survey of Americas by Discover Card, 57% say they were "horrified" by the idea of giving someone else a gift that they previously received. Even more hard to believe is that almost half of Americans say they never return a gift, and a mere 3 percent claim they return "most" gifts. The survey also suggests that those who do return gifts spend about one to three hours doing so.
Ok, have I confused you enough about regifting? Tell me your opinion of the practice and if you ever caught someone regifting a gift to you that you originally gave them. If so, how did you feel... amused, offended, perplexed?????????