Quick: What’s The Worst Christmas Present You’ve Ever Gotten?
It’s a simple question really, what’s the worst gift you’ve ever gotten, and what would you like seen done with it. In my case, it was a big red book of astrology. You know the one, it’s in every freshman girl’s dorm room. My mom gave it to me with the implication being that this would help me find love… and that I’m a girl. There was a time when I was considering featuring it in a porn movie just to get her goat. In hindsight, that would have been excessive.
So that’s mine, what’s your worst Santa story?
LINK: Boxedup.
November 13th, 2008 at 11:54 am
When I was about 10, my dad thought it would be a great idea to buy me my first bra. Can you say mortifying?
And for a recent birthday, a friend got me potpourri shoe shape holder things??????? Re-gift much?
November 13th, 2008 at 11:59 am
My mom buys everyone socks. It’s become like a family joke. One I never find charming.
November 13th, 2008 at 11:59 am
My boyfriend buys me lingerie… in the wrong size. So annoying. He should have to wear it.
November 13th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Anything made by children that aren’t mine is the worst. I’m talking to my neighbors who, sadly, would never read this. They’re too busy teaching the boys crafts.
November 13th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
I know this is bad, but I kind of like food as a gift. I got a tub of popcorn once from an ex that I savored like it was gold.
November 13th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
once I got a pickle in a can, and then another time my dad got me a taxidermy fish… my family doesn’t even go fishing.
November 14th, 2008 at 4:46 am
Mine would have to be a big ol’ box of 12, #2 Pencils courtesy of my grandparents. I did use them, but…. jeez….
November 14th, 2008 at 11:41 am
A senile neighbor once organized this White Elephant-type gift exchange for everyone in the hood and I ended up with her gift: a used toilet scrub.
November 14th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
A gigantic “Crossword solver” book from my mum. I enjoy crosswords but don’t see the point in these things. Using one just turns crosswords into data entry. Maybe not the worst ever but one of them.
November 14th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
We always have a “secret santa” gift exchange at work. Most of you know how it works: Everyone writes their name on a small slip of paper and draws a random name out of a hat or similar container and that is the person that you are supposed to buy a small gift for.
This past holiday season my name was drawn by a guy that ended up giving me a big cereal box stuffed full of old Halloween suckers that he had stashed away for who know’s how long. Thankfully for me, I am not one that expects gifts, but rather enjoys giving them so I wasn’t upset. I just thought that it was kind of funny.
The dude is a college student and I definately know how tight a college student’s budget is having been there myself. It was the thought that counted and he tried his best I suppose. I still haven’t finished all the suckers yet.
November 16th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Easy, Last year I got two low energy light bulbs from my inlaws. My gifts to them? a single malt whiskey and a Biotherm gift set….
November 20th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
The worst gift would have to be that wonderful Christmas when my mom got both me and my sister the Richard Simmons Weight Loss program. Yeah, sis and I are over weight, but mom’s not exactly Twiggy herself.
November 21st, 2008 at 1:45 am
Eighteenth birthday (not from Santa, but same persona): mattresses. Sure. Practical, necessary, excessive. Birthday?
November 21st, 2008 at 7:21 pm
My roommate made me a Doritos Sandwich for my Christmas gift last year. It was last minute and he didn’t have any ideas for me: http://fiturl.com/0jX
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:54 pm
My mom and dad, after me and my 3 siblings gave them a week-long out-of-town trip, returned the favor with 3 bags of dried apricots and a 6-pack of underwear.
November 26th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
A jarred fart. Worst/Funniest gift ever.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
The worst gift I have ever gotten was from my Grandma in Montana where I used to live.
She got me an electric ice shaver for your car windows….
And I live in TEXAS :]
December 1st, 2008 at 6:47 pm
i got a used condom b4 it had some blood in it
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:44 pm
When I was 15, my aunt decided I needed some socks, and what teen doesn’t. Too bad she didn’t look at the size. My size 9 feet didn’t fit into the size 2 sock…much.
December 6th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Oh, man, my mom is the Queen of gag gifts, but she always follows up then, with gifts that are sure to please…but then there was this one time, and it was the worst gift I’ve EVER gotten: she gave me a bundle of dollar store washcloths that were placed inside a little round wicker basket, and under the cloths was a can of mustard sardines…*stares in utter disbelief and confusion*…and I “kept waiting” for her to then make a joke and then bring out the real gift, but it never came. …LOL!
Well, I can laugh about it all now. When I reflect back on that day and then I also recall; that was when my mom was just getting over a bad relationship. So I let that “worst gift moment” slide, I think she was suffering some kind of temporary brain damage from the breakup and it threw her off her gift giving game.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
my former boss got all 4 of us in his dept a $1 box of peanuts because his wife told him to do it. glad i was not a nfl lineman. i would let him get hit.
December 25th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
My boss went out and spent $40.00 bucks on a box of Godiva chocolates for my christmas present. The only problem is he knows I have diabetes. He saw me eat chocolate once and figured it would make a great gift. The man is an idiot.
April 21st, 2009 at 2:41 am
Once my uncle gave me a can of baked beans as a joke. The real gift was a $4 wallet from Wal-Mart. It still had the price tag in it. He also works at a Wal-Mart shipping warehouse and gets a 30% discount. The beans didn’t even taste good…..