More than 50 percent of Americans have passed on gifts they've received to other people, and 78 percent think "re-gifting" is okay some or most of the time, according to a study released Wednesday. A survey of 1,505 adults conducted by market research firm Harris Interactive showed people are most likely to re-gift decorative household items like vases, paintings, picture frames and other trinkets. Seventy-seven percent of the re-gifters said they did it because they thought the gift was a perfect match for the person they passed it on to. Nine percent said they did it because laziness prevented them from present shopping, and four percent said they re-gifted because they didn't like the recipient.

ooking to get away from it all? Well, luxury retailer Neiman Marcus may have the perfect gift idea for you: a space trip that includes a spectacular view of Earth and a chance to experience weightlessness. This year's Neiman Marcus holiday catalog offers gift seekers a slew of ideas ranging from a $25 crystal desk bell to the $1. 76 million space charter for six passengers including medical assessments, training, a ride on the Virgin Galactic spaceship and an after-party at Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson's private-island retreat in the Caribbean.

For the coming holidays, luxury retailer Neiman Marcus' holiday catalogue offers a varied selection from a $25 crystal desk bell to a $1. 76 million space charter for six passengers via the Virgin Galactic spaceship to a $139,000 limited edition black 2007 BMW M6 convertible with a V-10 engine. Published since 1926, the book draws publicity for the firm as well as brisk sales.

A Japanese couple was put in jail for staging a fake wedding and telling guests the groom was a member of an extinct branch of the imperial family. Authorities say Yasuyuki Kitano and Harumi Sakamoto invited hundreds of guests to a wedding reception in 2003 with the intent of defrauding them. Wedding guests traditionally give monetary gifts of at least $260 in cash.

A childless Missouri couple told neighbors they had critically ill sextuplets so they so they would receive money and gifts. On Wednesday they pleaded guilty of stealing by deceit, and now they have to repay $3,700 in donations they received and perform 40 hours of community service. Kris and Sarah Everson received an a large amount of donations after a local newspaper in Grain Valley, MO, published a story about their sick children.