It turns out you get a little slap on the wrist if you try regift items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Well, perhaps that’s still a bit of an exaggeration - at the very least, you get called out for your attempt at sneakiness. As you should be, you scallywag.
In the kind of style you’d expect from our beloved Animal Crossing, you receive a nice little passive aggressive message when you attempt to gift a thing back to the villager who gifted it to you in the first place. This amusing detail was highlighted by Twitter user @Sinful_Shadow:
When done right, however, gifting is a really useful feature in the game if you’re interested in building strong friendships with your fellow villagers. These charming relationships are a big reason why so many people love playing New Horizons in the first place, so finding ways to nurture those relationships is certainly in your best interest.
Check out our updated guide for gifting or some of our top tips for gifting so you can avoid this kind of guilt-inducing faux pas and become the best gift-giver you can be!
Source: Twitter
