By Gabriela Resto-Montero
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — New Yorkers, beware of twentysomethings bearing gifts. It's most likely a re-gifted holiday present, according to a new Marist Poll.
Roughly 36 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 29 are likely to take gifts they've been given and pass them off to others, according to a survey released on Monday by the Marist Poll, more than any other age group.
Just 20 percent of 45 to 59-year-olds regift, and 27 percent of those 30-44 do it, the poll said. Only 17 percent of those Americans older than 60 repurpose gifts.
The practice is more prevalent in the Northeast, where four out of 10 people admit to regifting. That's twice the rate of people from the South, West and Midwest, according to the poll.
Wine topped the list of gifts given again, topping holiday favorite, Fruitcake, which was regifted by 22 percent of those surveyed.
The list of passed along presents shows that if a gift is generic, then it will become part of the community grab bag with yawners like candy and glass dishes rounding out the list.
