Worst Holiday Gift Ever?

[kenny]

When I was a kid my did would give a gag gift.
One year it was a cork and some KY gel for my brother because he farted a lot.

 

[Dee*Jay]

When I was a kid my did would give a gag gift.
One year it was a cork and some KY gel for my brother because he farted a lot.

OMG -- I'm dying here!


As for my worst gift, I have a suspicion I'm getting it this year. A couple of weeks ago when we were on the phone my dad asked in an off-handed way whether I objected to "risque" gifts... and his box to me contained a package with a postage note on it that says "open when you are alone." I have NO IDEA what this could be, but frankly I'm a little afraid...

 

[MichelleCarmen]

My first son, when he was a baby, was given used, dirty stuffed animals from a yard sale. DH and I threw them away. The same people also gave him a nice book, but then the daughter informed us that they were given two copies of that book so they decided to give the second copy as a gift to my son for Christmas. I guess the mom hadn't told the daughter you don't inform people when you're regifting an item.

I'm not sure if this is considered my worst, but there is a relative who's been trying to convert me to her religion for years. I have told her tons of times to knock it off, but she won't listen. One year she gave me a cross necklace. It wasn't just any old cross. It was HUGE. It was about 2" and made out of pewter. It didn't convert me. All it did was confirm I am not a vampire.

 

[mimi123]

You guys are hysterical !
My youngest brother knows I'm arachnophobic and have a love of jewelry - one year he gave me a heavy 14k gold spider pendant that had a dark blue stone body, with thick gold legs and protruding gold beads for eyes. He thought that was quite funny.....
Another odd one - one year I got a lipstick case from a friend......???

 

[CJ2008]

One year she gave me a cross necklace. It wasn't just any old cross. It was HUGE. It was about 2" and made out of pewter. It didn't convert me. All it did was confirm I am not a vampire.

 

[tyty333]

Worst xmas gift I ever got was a TV stand from a boyfriend. It wasnt even a nice one. Picture wooden crate.

Second worst was an album (I'm dating myself) from my brother that was not my taste at all. He promptly borrowed
it and made a tape for himself. Why bother, I would have given him the album.

 

[bunnycat]

Oh my! I keep coming back to read more. These are hilarious. I always thought I was alone with this kind of thing!!!

I thought of another. Same relatives.

One year I got box of Christmas wrapping paper and fold out Christmas boxes. Yes!!! I kid you not! Christmas packaging for Christmas!

 

[LibbyLA]

Being a Man and using a Man's logic, he looked inside my favorite professional outfit, saw 'size 10'and went to the department store to buy a sealed in plastic package of 3 yes-- you guessed it Size 10 panties

I laughed out loud at this one. As soon as I read how he determined your size, I knew what was coming.

liz

 

[NOYFB]

Oh my! I keep coming back to read more. These are hilarious. I always thought I was alone with this kind of thing!!!

I thought of another. Same relatives.

One year I got box of Christmas wrapping paper and fold out Christmas boxes. Yes!!! I kid you not! Christmas packaging for Christmas!

We had a gift exchange a few years ago at my old job and the person who drew my name got me a roll of Christmas wrapping paper.

My MIL has given me some *unusual* gifts over the years - a cube of post-it notes and a black ceramic hand that supposedly holds jewelry are the 2 that stand out the most.

We also got an old chafing dish from one of our friends as a wedding gift.

People are strange!

 

[Haven]

When I was a kid my did would give a gag gift.
One year it was a cork and some KY gel for my brother because he farted a lot.

OMG -- I'm dying here!


As for my worst gift, I have a suspicion I'm getting it this year. A couple of weeks ago when we were on the phone my dad asked in an off-handed way whether I objected to "risque" gifts... and his box to me contained a package with a postage note on it that says "open when you are alone." I have NO IDEA what this could be, but frankly I'm a little afraid...

Oh Dee*Jay, I'd be afraid, too! You have to come back and update us when you muster up the courage to open your gift!

I have a story about a super strange gift. We don't usually exchange holiday gifts with the adults in DH's family, but DH's brother mentioned that he had a gift for us this year. DH said he sounded excited about it, and we assumed it was something for our baby that is due on 12/18. So, we got my BIL a really nice bicycling jersey because he recently got into cycling and that's an interest we all share.

DH went to his family Chanukah party without me last weekend because I was just feeling too huge to leave the house. And . . . he came home with one of those machines that you use to make your own soda at home. Now, I realize this isn't a weird gift in itself, BUT: 1) We don't drink soda, and my BIL knows this, and 2) DH said that as soon as he opened it his brother was all, "You probably won't use it, right? That's okay, just tell me if you don't want it." DH said he was polite and enthusiastic about it, but his brother kept harping on him and saying, "Come on, I know you guys don't even drink soda."

Very, very strange.

The strangest gift I've ever seen someone else receive was something my aunt and uncle gave to my parents years ago. It was a black lacquered serving tray mounted on a little pedestal with gold details all over it. And you could wind it up so it would spin around and play music. I can't even imagine where you would *find* something that bizarre.

 

[LaraOnline]

OMG this thread is hilarious!

My darling Grandma was always incredibly generous, but as time went on, she was restricted to buying from her favourite mail order catalogues.

Over the past five years (now in her nineties) she would buy me the same items over and over again, every year or two: fake. crystal. dolphin. candlesticks. with fake yellow gold holders. and fake blue sapphire eyes!

eek.

The fake crystal would fall out before new year, but that didn't matter...because next year I'd get them again!

She must have really loved dolphins.

I really miss her. She passed away in July this year, and is sadly missed.