If a friend gave you something that you already have...

If a friend gave you something that you already have...

A pretty good friend of mine, who is not in the bridal party, just stopped by to give me part of our wedding gift. It's a very pretty plate and wine glass for Shabbat (Friday nights). Problem is, we already have another plate and wine glass for this occassion and I like the one we had initially better. It came with a gift receipt, but I feel like I should let her know if I exchange it b/c we're good friends. Would you tell the person or just go ahead and do it? I don't want to hurt her feelings but I don't want to get 'caught' not having it anymore if she comes over! TIA!

Re: If a friend gave you something that you already have...

Is this the type of thing that you could store away and possibly use one day> If not, I would return it. You could either be honest and tell her that you have one(that is very special to you), or you could say that it was chipped or something and so you returned it. Or you could say both...good luck! it's tricky sometimes, but think about it this way...you want the person to be happy with a gift you give them, so if they can't use it, they should replace it with something they will use.

Re: If a friend gave you something that you already have...

just tell her. i'm sure she'll appreciate it more than doing it behind her back.

Re: If a friend gave you something that you already have...