Originally Posted by bearisgray
I feel awful getting rid of it - and I don't want to use it.
Is the giver of the gift a regular visitor to your house and will she expect to see the gift prominently displayed?
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A gift should be given with the intent of giving joy. If you don't enjoy the item then the intent was not met. Gift it to someone who will appreciate it.
Stick it in the closet with all the other stuff you are someday going to use.
Toss it and if the question comes up make up a story of a terrible fate that befell the poor thing. (White lie but lie nonetheless. Don't know how you feel about them.)
Set it out in an area where something WILL happen to it and then you have a legitimate reason for getting rid of it.
Set it out in a back bedroom for a while where nobody will really see it.