5 Reasons You Should 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 should re-gift those sneakers you don’t want anymore…

The fashion industry is massively detrimental to the environment and more and more brands are promising to do more to reduce their plastic consumption and improve on their sustainability practices. If you give those adidas Ultra Boost 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!

If you’ve somehow managed to acquire two pairs of original Yeezys and you usually give your dad a voucher for Christmas, give him the Yeezys and he can sell them for a hefty price! It’s a low-maintenance gift with maximum reward.

Christmas shopping is exhausting, we all know it. If you know your pal 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.

If you’ve bought one too many 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 more than you AND you can borrow them whenever you want. Sneakers are for life, not just for Christmas folks.

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).