Originally Posted by
Gabrielle's Mimi
A thought occurs to me...if people end up putting "gifted" items in the Goodwill bin, and this is a monthly swap, why not steer this thing in a more productive direction. If everyone brought one canned food item and they were donated monthly to a food bank, wouldn't that be a better use of time and money? This is not meant to offend, but just to be more practical and useful.
There's nothing wrong with this idea, but giving anything to Goodwill or other charities that sell items to raise money for the needy should not be seen as a lesser gift, IMO. Goodwill provides a lot of jobs for people, too. If the idea is to swap a themed gift, it's okay to do that and to accept that sometimes the gift might miss it's mark. I trust that these days most people would not discard things to have them wind up in a landfill.