An eclectic collection of items akin to the Island of Misfit Toys in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is on display at a small gallery in Canada. But unlike the 1964 television special’s downtrodden ...

As the Christmas season winds down, it’s time for an annual Boxing Day tradition: Feeling disappointed in a gift, then feeling guilty about being disappointed, and then weighing the potential fallout ...

This season of gift-giving, the awkward, the unwanted and the inappropriate are being saved from the garbage heap by four ...

One of my greatest weaknesses in this life is that gift-giving is one of my love languages. I LOVE thinking of someone and getting them a niche gift to lighten up their life. The problem with that is ...

Exchanging gifts may not be what the holiday season is all about, but it is, arguably, one of the most fun parts. But I’m not talking about that idle gift-giving that translates to itchy, unwanted ...

The Museum of Bad Gifts is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the chaos of holiday consumption, the pressure of giving under obligation, and wild mistakes in judgment. This post-holiday exhibit explores the ...

A gift should make the recipient happy — or at least not sad or angry. As the gift-giving season is upon us, it’s a good time to remember that gifts are a powerful form of communication. So what ...

Based on data from the National Retail Federation, in 2022, customers sent back about 17% of all merchandise they bought. A lot of post-Christmas emotion could be avoided by sticking to the spirit of ...