I think peanutter raises a good point about the tags - whenever I was given baby clothes the tags were removed and the clothes washed and put away.

Other than that though, I really wouldn't mind. They grow so fast and they don't grow at the same rate - you could buy for a baby born now and guess what they might wear next summer but there's no guarantees it will fit!

Maybe she's just hoping she'll be pregnant soon, and hand me downs from friends are a great way to stock a wardrobe, but she only feels ok asking about the clothes she gave if she's not actually pregnant yet?