We have all received gifts we never asked for. Today Honest Kim and Annie the Psychic Sidekick share their tips and tricks for receiving gifts and re-gifting gifts you don’t feel like keeping. They will also announce their  ‘Dick of the Week” winner and our weekly psychic prediction. Tune in at 8:00 am PST.

Podcast Summary:

1. Receiving Gifts

a. Honest Kim’s etiquette: Be gracious and thankful but be honest. You don’t want to be recieving a gift year after year that you don’t want.

b. Emily Post’s etiquette for receiving gifts: When giving and receiving gifts, it is most important to remember that the spirit of the gift is more important than the gift itself. That is not to say that any old thing will do as long as you give it with a smile, simply that the feeling behind will be received as much if not more than the thing itself. There is an etiquette involved in choosing, presenting, and respectfully acknowledging gifts.

2.

a. Re-gift a gift openly. Better to know if found a good home instead of ending up in the Rubbish bin.

b. Emily Post’s etiquette for re-gifting: Not really. It’s a symptom of the surplus of “stuff” many people find themselves with, and their desire to be practical and give away things they know they will never use. Still, gifts should be recycled only rarely, and only under the following circumstances:

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• You’re certain that the gift is something the recipient would really like to receive.
  
• The gift is brand new (no cast-offs allowed) and comes with its original box and instructions.
  
• The gift isn’t one that the original giver took great care to select or make.
  

3. Dick of the Week award: High maintenance renters that just need to google their questions instead of wasting people’s time. Did you try the batteries??? Here is a funny prankster video:

http://gawker.com/douchebag-dad-pretends-to-fling-toddler-son-off-balcony-1666085801

3.A – DoucheBomb of the week, jerk that parked his car in idol and fumed out the Fashion First Aid Warehouse.

4. Prediction: It is a time for forgiveness and enjoying family and friends time. Get outside and enjoy the fresh air and try something new. Lucky numbers: 12, 25, 2014 and 160.

5. Next Taboo Topics by Fashion First Aid: New Years Resolutions.

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