5 reasons You ought to Re-Gift Those sneakers You Don’t want

picture this: It’s Christmas day and you’ve just opened a present from your mum. It’s a pair of fresh sneakers and… you hate them. Now, usually, you’d put on an Oscar-worthy performance, say you love them then chuck them at the back of your wardrobe to gather dust for eight months before taking them down to the charity shop. While there’s not too much wrong with that, I’m here to put an argument forward for – drum roll please – RE-GIFTING! Scroll to see five reasons why you ought to re-gift those sneakers you don’t want anymore…

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1. It’s good For The Environment
The fashion industry is massively detrimental to the environment and much more and much more brands are promising to do much more to decrease their plastic consumption and improve on their sustainability practices. If you give those adidas Ultra increase you’re not too keen on to your mate, they’re happy, landfill has one less pair of unused sneaks and you’ve made some space in your wardrobe. Win win!

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2. They could Make Some Money
If you’ve somehow managed to acquire two pairs of original Yeezys and you typically give your father a voucher for Christmas, give him the Yeezys and he can sell them for a significant price! It’s a low-maintenance gift with maximum reward.

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3. It requires no effort
Christmas shopping is exhausting, we all know it. If you know your buddy has had their eye on those Nike Air force 1’s you literally never wear, make their day and hand them over. It’s an easy peasy present and you don’t need to set foot in a shopping centre.

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4. sneakers are worthy of love too
If you’ve purchased one too numerous pairs of sneaks this year and one of them is lying unforgotten at the back of your collection, hand them over to your brother. He’ll wear them much more than you and you can borrow them whenever you want. sneakers are for life, not just for Christmas folks.

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5. everyone loves a hand-me-down
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always loved a little hand-me-down. As long as it’s not y’know, like, dirty. If you’ve got a fresh pair of sneaks that you’ve fallen out of love with, give them to someone in your life who you know loves a little hand out. They’ll love you for it and maybe you’ll get a little gift back in return (even though you don’t give to receive and all that).

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