{"id":87159,"date":"2025-12-17T21:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/87159\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:16:11","slug":"swap-the-presents-you-loved-at-a-re-gift-party-in-st-pete-next-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/87159\/","title":{"rendered":"Swap the presents you &#8216;loved&#8217; at a re-gift party in St. Pete next weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"508\" data-attachment-id=\"348883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/swap-the-presents-you-loved-at-a-re-gift-party-in-st-pete-next-weekend\/attachment\/screenshot-2025-12-17-at-3-55-12-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-3.55.12-PM.png?fit=686%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"686,508\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Re-gift\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A happy recipient of last year\u2019s Re-Gift party in St. Petersburg.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-3.55.12-PM.png?fit=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-3.55.12-PM.png?fit=686%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-17-at-3.55.12-PM.png\" alt=\"A smiling older woman with short grey hair and black-rimmed glasses stands indoors, holding up a boxed &quot;Every Man Jack&quot; Beard Grooming Collection. She is wearing a red long-sleeved shirt and a black crossbody bag. The background shows a casual social hall with brick columns, holiday decorations, seated guests, and a sign above the bar that reads &quot;Only Elk Members May Purchase Drinks.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-348883\"  \/>A happy recipient of last year\u2019s Re-Gift party in St. Petersburg. Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StPeteElks\/posts\/pfbid02PhtChD5FV11gPqGm781m1myTdGxSQ8MJ8qoswUmm3BmKx1CMcLQEhNh7pP6TNjgXl?locale=fy_NL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elk&#8217;s Lodge #1224 \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a reason Mariah Carey didn\u2019t write \u201cAll I want for Christmas is more socks.\u201d But hey, someone out there might want them. And you might actually like the smell of that candle they got. <\/p>\n<p>Give regifting a chance at the St. Pete Elk\u2019s Lodge next weekend. 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