lynn Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) I asked around and no one knows the girl the gift is to. I posted on Facebook again. Any ideas and wwyd? how long would you keep it? Edited January 13, 2017 by lynn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I'd get rid of it now. Goodwill or whatever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 I'd get rid of it now. Goodwill or whatever. That's what I want to do. I wish I could find the recipient it's a nice gift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 What info do you have? First names of giver and receiver? Address it was first delivered to? Have you opened the gift? Did your neighbor describe the person? What age? If the giver was school age maybe the school has a place to post "Looking for a Scott who dropped off a gift wrapped in shiny blue paper on Dec. 5th. Please email xyz@abc." Or have you knocked or mailed anything to the same number on other streets? I'd have a hard time giving up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 That's what I want to do. I wish I could find the recipient it's a nice gift. What's the gift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I'd donate and not worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Is this the gift that was left on your doorstep in error? And there are only first names of recipient and giver? I'd get rid of it in whatever way seems best - donate, trash, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Keep it. It's fate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Confession: I once had three nice location-related items. One was a mug from a prestigious college; the others were more like home decor or collectors items based on different states or cities. I came by them in various ways that did not make them precious to me, and I really did not know what to do with them. I suppose I could have tried to sell them online, but I didn't want the hassle. I can't imagine anyone nearby wanting them because the places they represented were unrelated and far away; it didn't make sense to send them to goodwill. So I mailed each item to a random person in the area of origin (ie. a random student at prestigious-college got an anonymous gift mug in the mail, etc.). I still get a good chuckle thinking about their potential perplexity. :D I figure someone living in that location would be more likely to either want or know someone who would want the nice collectable item. Or maybe they just threw it away. Who knows? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Confession: I once had three nice location-related items. One was a mug from a prestigious college; the others were more like home decor or collectors items based on different states or cities. I came by them in various ways that did not make them precious to me, and I really did not know what to do with them. I suppose I could have tried to sell them online, but I didn't want the hassle. I can't imagine anyone nearby wanting them because the places they represented were unrelated and far away; it didn't make sense to send them to goodwill. So I mailed each item to a random person in the area of origin (ie. a random student at prestigious-college got an anonymous gift mug in the mail, etc.). I still get a good chuckle thinking about their potential perplexity. :D I figure someone living in that location would be more likely to either want or know someone who would want the nice collectable item. Or maybe they just threw it away. Who knows? What a strange, seriously cool thing to do! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Confession: I once had three nice location-related items. One was a mug from a prestigious college; the others were more like home decor or collectors items based on different states or cities. I came by them in various ways that did not make them precious to me, and I really did not know what to do with them. I suppose I could have tried to sell them online, but I didn't want the hassle. I can't imagine anyone nearby wanting them because the places they represented were unrelated and far away; it didn't make sense to send them to goodwill. So I mailed each item to a random person in the area of origin (ie. a random student at prestigious-college got an anonymous gift mug in the mail, etc.). I still get a good chuckle thinking about their potential perplexity. :D I figure someone living in that location would be more likely to either want or know someone who would want the nice collectable item. Or maybe they just threw it away. Who knows? I love this so very much! A mystery gift would get a place of honor in our home. I have sent anonymous "have a great day!" notes to random names from the phone book but mystery gifts is taking that up several notches! *thumbs up* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) If some random box with stuff showed up at my house addressed to me and I had no idea who sent it, it would seriously scare the crap out of me. For real. It wouldn't be whimsical, it would be scary. and as for the gift that was mistakenly left on your door, I would just put it away for a while and forget about it. If no one ever knocks on your door looking for it, then, when you find it again in 6 months or whatever, keep it or donate it. But I would hold onto something for quite a while before I tossed it, just in case. Edited January 14, 2017 by redsquirrel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) If some random box with stuff showed up at my house addressed to me and I had no idea who sent it, it would seriously scare the crap out of me. For real. It wouldn't be whimsical, it would be scary. <snip> Yeah, I agree. I would be creeped out by that and would be watching out for a stalker for a while. And I'm old and not likely to be stalked. It'd be even more creepy if I was young, or it was my daughter who received something like that. Edited January 14, 2017 by marbel 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 What was the gift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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